ATI Dosage Calculation Proctored Assessments
Questions and Answers
Updated Latest (Verified 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?
ANSWE 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?
ANSWE 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?
ANSWE 0.75 mL
4. The nurse is providing discharge teaching for a client who has been pre- scribed 600
mg of an oral liquid medication. The mother shows the nurse the label of the
medication, which reads
ANSWE 250 mg/mL. The nurse would instruct the mother to give how many milliliters?
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, ANSWE 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?
ANSWE 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?
ANSWE 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 will the nurse give?
ANSWE 4 tabs
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?
ANSWE 10 mL
9. A nurse is to administer 175 mg of a medication intramuscularly. The label on the
multidose vial states that the concentration is 100 mg/mL. What volume of the drug
should the nurse administer?
ANSWE 1.7 mL
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Questions and Answers
Updated Latest (Verified 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?
ANSWE 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?
ANSWE 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?
ANSWE 0.75 mL
4. The nurse is providing discharge teaching for a client who has been pre- scribed 600
mg of an oral liquid medication. The mother shows the nurse the label of the
medication, which reads
ANSWE 250 mg/mL. The nurse would instruct the mother to give how many milliliters?
1/5
, ANSWE 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?
ANSWE 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?
ANSWE 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 will the nurse give?
ANSWE 4 tabs
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?
ANSWE 10 mL
9. A nurse is to administer 175 mg of a medication intramuscularly. The label on the
multidose vial states that the concentration is 100 mg/mL. What volume of the drug
should the nurse administer?
ANSWE 1.7 mL
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