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Dosage Calculation Practice
Questions & Answers
1. A patient has an order for Chloromycetin, 500 mg every 6 hours.The drug
comes in 250 mg capsules.What would the nurse administer?
Answer 2 tabs
2. A nurse is to administer 150 mg of a drug intramuscularly.The label on the
multidose vials reads 100 mg/mL. How much would the nurse give?
Answer 1.5 mL
3. A nurse is to administer 30 mg of furosemide (Lasix) to a client with con-
gestive heart failure (CHF).The vial contains 40 mg/mL. Which is the correct
dose to administer?
Answer 0.75 mL
4. The nurse is providing discharge teaching for a client who has been pre-
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scribed 600 mg of an oral liquid medication.The mother shows the nurse the
label of the medication, which reads 250 mg/mL.The nurse would instruct the
mother to give how many milliliters?
Answer 2.4 mL
5. A child is to receive 500 mg of an antibiotic suspension.The label on the
bottle reads 250 mg/5 mL. The nurse should administer how much of the
suspension in one dose?
Answer 10 mL
6. A health care provider orders 250 mg of an antibiotic suspension. The
label on the suspension reads "500 mg/5 mL." How much would the nurse
administer?
Answer 2.5 mL
7. The client is to be given ascorbic acid 1 g daily by mouth. The medication
comes in a container labeled, "Ascorbic Acid 250 mg tablets." How much willthe
nurse give?
Answer 4 tabs
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convert grams to mg (Times by 1000)
= (1 gram)(1000)=1000mg
=1000mg/250mg= 4 tablets
8. The PCP orders amoxicillin 250 mg by mouth two times a day.The drug label
reads "Amoxicillin 125 mg/5 ml." How much will the nurse administer?
Answer 10 mL
9. A nurse is to administer 175 mg of a medication intramuscularly. The labelon
the multidose vial states that the concentration is 100 mg/mL.What volumeof
the drug should the nurse administer?
Answer 1.7 mL
10. The nurse is preparing to administer 80 mg of Solu-medrol intravenously
(IV) to a client with pneumonia.The vial states that it has 120 mg per 2 mL.The
nurse would correctly draw up which amount?
Answer 1.3 mL
11. The health care provider prescribes ascorbic acid 0.5 g daily. The drug label
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Dosage Calculation Practice
Questions & Answers
1. A patient has an order for Chloromycetin, 500 mg every 6 hours.The drug
comes in 250 mg capsules.What would the nurse administer?
Answer 2 tabs
2. A nurse is to administer 150 mg of a drug intramuscularly.The label on the
multidose vials reads 100 mg/mL. How much would the nurse give?
Answer 1.5 mL
3. A nurse is to administer 30 mg of furosemide (Lasix) to a client with con-
gestive heart failure (CHF).The vial contains 40 mg/mL. Which is the correct
dose to administer?
Answer 0.75 mL
4. The nurse is providing discharge teaching for a client who has been pre-
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scribed 600 mg of an oral liquid medication.The mother shows the nurse the
label of the medication, which reads 250 mg/mL.The nurse would instruct the
mother to give how many milliliters?
Answer 2.4 mL
5. A child is to receive 500 mg of an antibiotic suspension.The label on the
bottle reads 250 mg/5 mL. The nurse should administer how much of the
suspension in one dose?
Answer 10 mL
6. A health care provider orders 250 mg of an antibiotic suspension. The
label on the suspension reads "500 mg/5 mL." How much would the nurse
administer?
Answer 2.5 mL
7. The client is to be given ascorbic acid 1 g daily by mouth. The medication
comes in a container labeled, "Ascorbic Acid 250 mg tablets." How much willthe
nurse give?
Answer 4 tabs
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convert grams to mg (Times by 1000)
= (1 gram)(1000)=1000mg
=1000mg/250mg= 4 tablets
8. The PCP orders amoxicillin 250 mg by mouth two times a day.The drug label
reads "Amoxicillin 125 mg/5 ml." How much will the nurse administer?
Answer 10 mL
9. A nurse is to administer 175 mg of a medication intramuscularly. The labelon
the multidose vial states that the concentration is 100 mg/mL.What volumeof
the drug should the nurse administer?
Answer 1.7 mL
10. The nurse is preparing to administer 80 mg of Solu-medrol intravenously
(IV) to a client with pneumonia.The vial states that it has 120 mg per 2 mL.The
nurse would correctly draw up which amount?
Answer 1.3 mL
11. The health care provider prescribes ascorbic acid 0.5 g daily. The drug label
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