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Medication Administration Dosage
Calculation Test Questions & Answers
1. A nurse is preparing a medication and calculates the dosage as 0.893 mL.
Rounding this amount to the nearest hundredth, the nurse should administer
how many mL?
Answer 0.8
2. A nurse is preparing to administer potassium chloride powder 20 mEq POin
6 oz of water. How many mL of water should the nurse administer?
Answer 180
3. What is the conversion between oz and mL?
Answer 1 oz= 30 mL
4. A nurse is preparing to administer 0.9% sodium chloride 2,500 mL to infuse
over 12 hr.The nurse should administer how many L?
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Answer 2.5
5. A nurse is preparing a medication and calculates the dosage as 6.25 mL.
Rounding this amount to the nearet tenth, the nurse should administer how
many mL?
Answer 6.3
6. A nurse is preparing to administer erythromycin ethylsuccinate 800 mg PO
every 12 hr. Available is erythromycin ethylsuccinate suspension 400 mg/5
mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose?
Answer 10
7. A nurse is preparing to administer codeine 30 mg PO every 4 hr PRN for
pain.The client last recieved the medication at 1 p.m.The earliest the nurse
should administer the next dose is at which of the following times?
1400
1500
1600
1700
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Medication Administration Dosage
Calculation Test Questions & Answers
1. A nurse is preparing a medication and calculates the dosage as 0.893 mL.
Rounding this amount to the nearest hundredth, the nurse should administer
how many mL?
Answer 0.8
2. A nurse is preparing to administer potassium chloride powder 20 mEq POin
6 oz of water. How many mL of water should the nurse administer?
Answer 180
3. What is the conversion between oz and mL?
Answer 1 oz= 30 mL
4. A nurse is preparing to administer 0.9% sodium chloride 2,500 mL to infuse
over 12 hr.The nurse should administer how many L?
1/3
1 of 9 11/8/2024, 7:16
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Answer 2.5
5. A nurse is preparing a medication and calculates the dosage as 6.25 mL.
Rounding this amount to the nearet tenth, the nurse should administer how
many mL?
Answer 6.3
6. A nurse is preparing to administer erythromycin ethylsuccinate 800 mg PO
every 12 hr. Available is erythromycin ethylsuccinate suspension 400 mg/5
mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose?
Answer 10
7. A nurse is preparing to administer codeine 30 mg PO every 4 hr PRN for
pain.The client last recieved the medication at 1 p.m.The earliest the nurse
should administer the next dose is at which of the following times?
1400
1500
1600
1700
2/3
2 of 9 11/8/2024, 7:16
