NCLEX Medication/IV Calculations with 100% Verified Solutions
1. The health care provider prescribes ibuprofen (chil- 143
dren's Motrin) 5 mg per kg for a child who weighs 13
pounds. How many milligrams (mg) should the nurse
administer to the child? Fill in the blank. Record your
answer using one decimal place.
2. A client with sickle cell anemia is being treated for 0.2
sickle cell crisis. The health care provider prescribes
morphine sulfate 2 mg. The concentration of the vial is
10 mg/mL of solution. How many milliliters of solution
should the nurse administer? Fill in the blank.
3. Penicillin V 250 mg orally every 8 hours, is prescribed The dosage is
for a child with a respiratory infection. The child's within the safe
weight is 45 pounds. The safe pediatric dosage is 25 to dosage range.
50 mg/kg/day. Which statement accurately describes
the prescribed dosage for this child?
4. The nurse hangs a 1000-mL intravenous (IV) bag of 5% 2
dextrose in water (D5W) at 0700. The IV is to infuse at
100 mL/hr, and the nurse places a time tape on the IV
bag. At noon the nurse should expect that the infusion
line on the IV bag would be at which point? Refer to
figure.
5. A health care provider prescribes potassium chloride 10
(KCl) elixir, 20 mEq orally daily. The medication label
states potassium chloride (KCl), 30 mEq/15 mL. How
many milliliters should the nurse prepare to adminis-
ter the dose? Fill in the blank.
6. The medication prescribed is atropine sulfate, 0.4 0.4
mg. The medication label states atropine sulfate, 0.5
mg/0.5 mL. How many milliliters will the nurse prepare
to administer to the client? Fill in the blank.
7. The medication prescription states to administer ac- Administer two
etaminophen (Tylenol), 650 mg orally for a tempera- Tylenol tablets.
ture of more than 38° C. The medication bottle states
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Tylenol (acetaminophen), 325 mg tablets. The nurse
takes the client's temperature and notes that it is 101°
F. The nurse plans to take which action?
8. A health care provider prescribes an intramuscular 0.8
(IM) dose of 250,000 units of penicillin G benzathine
(Bicillin). The label on the 10-mL ampule sent from
the pharmacy reads penicillin G benzathine 300,000
units/mL. How much medication will the nurse pre-
pare to administer the correct dose? Fill in the blank.
Record your answer to one decimal place.
9. Diphenhydramine hydrochloride (Benadryl) 25 mg The dosage is
orally every 6 hours is prescribed for a child with an within the safe
allergic reaction. The child weighs 25 kg. The safe pe- range.
diatric dosage is 5 mg/kg/day. What should the nurse
determine about the medication dosage?
10. The prescription reads to give ondansetron hy- 9
drochloride 0.15 mg/kg of body weight 30 minutes
before receiving chemotherapy. The client weighs 132
pounds. How many milligrams (mg) of ondansetron
hydrochloride will the nurse administer? Fill in the
blank.
11. A licensed practical nurse (LPN) is asked to prepare 21:30
an intravenous (IV) infusion of 1000 mL 5% dextrose
in lactated Ringer's at 80 mL/hr to be administered to
an assigned client. The LPN time-tapes the bag with a
start time of 09:00. After making hourly marks on the
time-tape, the LPN notes that which time would mark
the completion time for the bag?
12. The intravenous prescription is 1000 mL of 0.9% NaCl 21
(normal saline) to run over 12 hours. The drop factor
is 15 gtts/1 mL. The nurse plans to adjust the flow rate
to how many gtts/minute? Fill in the blank and record
the answer to the nearest whole number.
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1. The health care provider prescribes ibuprofen (chil- 143
dren's Motrin) 5 mg per kg for a child who weighs 13
pounds. How many milligrams (mg) should the nurse
administer to the child? Fill in the blank. Record your
answer using one decimal place.
2. A client with sickle cell anemia is being treated for 0.2
sickle cell crisis. The health care provider prescribes
morphine sulfate 2 mg. The concentration of the vial is
10 mg/mL of solution. How many milliliters of solution
should the nurse administer? Fill in the blank.
3. Penicillin V 250 mg orally every 8 hours, is prescribed The dosage is
for a child with a respiratory infection. The child's within the safe
weight is 45 pounds. The safe pediatric dosage is 25 to dosage range.
50 mg/kg/day. Which statement accurately describes
the prescribed dosage for this child?
4. The nurse hangs a 1000-mL intravenous (IV) bag of 5% 2
dextrose in water (D5W) at 0700. The IV is to infuse at
100 mL/hr, and the nurse places a time tape on the IV
bag. At noon the nurse should expect that the infusion
line on the IV bag would be at which point? Refer to
figure.
5. A health care provider prescribes potassium chloride 10
(KCl) elixir, 20 mEq orally daily. The medication label
states potassium chloride (KCl), 30 mEq/15 mL. How
many milliliters should the nurse prepare to adminis-
ter the dose? Fill in the blank.
6. The medication prescribed is atropine sulfate, 0.4 0.4
mg. The medication label states atropine sulfate, 0.5
mg/0.5 mL. How many milliliters will the nurse prepare
to administer to the client? Fill in the blank.
7. The medication prescription states to administer ac- Administer two
etaminophen (Tylenol), 650 mg orally for a tempera- Tylenol tablets.
ture of more than 38° C. The medication bottle states
, NCLEX Medication/IV Calculations with 100% Verified Solutions
Tylenol (acetaminophen), 325 mg tablets. The nurse
takes the client's temperature and notes that it is 101°
F. The nurse plans to take which action?
8. A health care provider prescribes an intramuscular 0.8
(IM) dose of 250,000 units of penicillin G benzathine
(Bicillin). The label on the 10-mL ampule sent from
the pharmacy reads penicillin G benzathine 300,000
units/mL. How much medication will the nurse pre-
pare to administer the correct dose? Fill in the blank.
Record your answer to one decimal place.
9. Diphenhydramine hydrochloride (Benadryl) 25 mg The dosage is
orally every 6 hours is prescribed for a child with an within the safe
allergic reaction. The child weighs 25 kg. The safe pe- range.
diatric dosage is 5 mg/kg/day. What should the nurse
determine about the medication dosage?
10. The prescription reads to give ondansetron hy- 9
drochloride 0.15 mg/kg of body weight 30 minutes
before receiving chemotherapy. The client weighs 132
pounds. How many milligrams (mg) of ondansetron
hydrochloride will the nurse administer? Fill in the
blank.
11. A licensed practical nurse (LPN) is asked to prepare 21:30
an intravenous (IV) infusion of 1000 mL 5% dextrose
in lactated Ringer's at 80 mL/hr to be administered to
an assigned client. The LPN time-tapes the bag with a
start time of 09:00. After making hourly marks on the
time-tape, the LPN notes that which time would mark
the completion time for the bag?
12. The intravenous prescription is 1000 mL of 0.9% NaCl 21
(normal saline) to run over 12 hours. The drop factor
is 15 gtts/1 mL. The nurse plans to adjust the flow rate
to how many gtts/minute? Fill in the blank and record
the answer to the nearest whole number.
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