Oral Medication Dosage Calculations Questions and Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified

Oral Medication Dosage Calculations Questions and Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified How do you calculate the dose when a medication order is 250 mg and the medication label states 125 mg per tablet? Divide the ordered dose by the dose per tablet (250 ÷ 125 = 2 tablets) A provider orders 750 mg of medication. Tablets are available in 500 mg each. How many tablets should the nurse administer? 1.5 tablets If a liquid medication concentration is 250 mg per 5 mL and the order is 500 mg, how many milliliters will the nurse give? 10 mL A client is prescribed 1.25 g of an oral medication. The pills come in 500 mg each. How many pills will the client take? 2.5 pills 2 How many teaspoons of medication will the nurse administer if the order is for 15 mL? 3 teaspoons (since 1 teaspoon = 5 mL) What is the dose in milligrams if a client takes 3 tablets of 200 mg each? 600 mg If a medication label says 50 mg per 2 mL and the provider orders 75 mg, how many mL will the nurse administer? 3 mL How many tablets will the nurse give for a 375 mg dose if tablets are 125 mg each? 3 tablets An order reads 2.5 mg PO daily. The medication is available as 1 mg tablets. How many tablets should the nurse administer? 2.5 tablets 3 The medication label reads 300 mg per 10 mL. The order is for 900 mg. How many milliliters will the nurse give? 30 mL A liquid medication concentration is 100 mg per 4 mL. The prescribed dose is 250 mg. Calculate the mL to administer. 10 mL If a client is prescribed 0.5 g of medication and the tablet strength is 250 mg, how many tablets does the client need? 2 tablets The provider orders 600 mg of medication. Tablets are 150 mg each. How many tablets should the nurse give? 4 tablets If a medication label shows 80 mg per 2 mL and the order is for 120 mg, how many milliliters will be administered? 3 mL 4 How many teaspoons are needed for 20 mL of liquid medication? 4 teaspoons A patient is prescribed 1,000 mg of