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Dosage Calculations Practical Nursing
Midterm Questions & Answers
1. The Order: lnderol 15 mg orally.You have 10 mg Inderol tablets on hand. How
many tablets would you give
Answer 1.5 tablets or 1 1/2 tablet
2. The Order: Clindamycin 300 mg by mouth.You have Clindamycin 900 mg in6
mL. How many mL will you administer:
Answer 2 mL
3. Naloxone 0.8 mg orally is ordered.You have Naloxone 400 mcg/mL. How
many mL will you
administer
Answer 2 mL
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4. The medication order reads: Ceclor 150 mg P.O..You have 125 mg/tsp. How
many mL will you administer
Answer convert 1 tsp. to 5mL 150 mg/125mg x 5 mL = administer 6 mL
5. The medication order reads: Nitroglycerin 0.6mg sublingually. Available is
Nitroglycerin 0.3 mg per tablet. How many tablets will you administer
Answer 2 tabs
6. The medication order reads: Ampicillin 0.5 gram orally. You have 250
mg/5mL. How much would you administer
Answer Convert 0.5 g = 500 mg 500mg/250mg x 5 mL = 10 mL
7. . The medication order reads: Coumadin 10 mg by mouth.You have 5 mg
tablets on hand. How many tablets would
you give
Answer 2 tabs
8. You have an order for Cozaar 0.1 g by mouth . You have 50 mg tablets on hand.
2/2
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Dosage Calculations Practical Nursing
Midterm Questions & Answers
1. The Order: lnderol 15 mg orally.You have 10 mg Inderol tablets on hand. How
many tablets would you give
Answer 1.5 tablets or 1 1/2 tablet
2. The Order: Clindamycin 300 mg by mouth.You have Clindamycin 900 mg in6
mL. How many mL will you administer:
Answer 2 mL
3. Naloxone 0.8 mg orally is ordered.You have Naloxone 400 mcg/mL. How
many mL will you
administer
Answer 2 mL
1/2
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4. The medication order reads: Ceclor 150 mg P.O..You have 125 mg/tsp. How
many mL will you administer
Answer convert 1 tsp. to 5mL 150 mg/125mg x 5 mL = administer 6 mL
5. The medication order reads: Nitroglycerin 0.6mg sublingually. Available is
Nitroglycerin 0.3 mg per tablet. How many tablets will you administer
Answer 2 tabs
6. The medication order reads: Ampicillin 0.5 gram orally. You have 250
mg/5mL. How much would you administer
Answer Convert 0.5 g = 500 mg 500mg/250mg x 5 mL = 10 mL
7. . The medication order reads: Coumadin 10 mg by mouth.You have 5 mg
tablets on hand. How many tablets would
you give
Answer 2 tabs
8. You have an order for Cozaar 0.1 g by mouth . You have 50 mg tablets on hand.
2/2
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