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Practice Medication Test
1. A patient has Vistaril 25 mg ordered. The ampule reads Hydroxyzine 100 mg/mL. How much will you administer?
A. 0.25 mL
B. 0.3 mL
C. 0.5 mL
D. None - it is the wrong medication
2. Which of these doses is larger?
A. 0.3 mg
B. 0.3 gm
C. 3.0 mg
D. 3.0 grains
3. Betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg is prescribed for the patient. The supplied solution contains 4 mg/ml. How
much should the patient receive?
A. 0.5 ml
B. 1.33 ml
C. 0.75 mL
D. 1.75 ml
4. A child is to receive 500 mL of NSS in 10 hours. The intravenous setup delivers 60 drops per milliliter. What will be the
flow rate?
A. 50 mL
B. 30 mL
C. 40 mL
D. 500 mL
5. Penicillin G sodium for injection contains 250,000 units/ml. The total number of units in 2.5 mL is?
A. 575,000 units
B. 625,000 units
C. 675,000 units
D. 1,750,000 units
6. A patient is to receive cyanocobalamin {812) 30 mcg {SQ). The B12 is available in 100 mcg/ml. The dose you will deliver
is?
A. 0.1 mL
B. 0.3 mL
C. 3 mL
D. 0.03 mL
7. Rapid-acting insulin (Humalog or Novolog) will begin to work in?
A. 30 minutes
B. 5-15·minutes
C. 60 minutes
D. two hours
8. Tylenol Elixir with Codeine contains 12.5 mg/5mL. The doctor has ordered 25 mg. How many mL will you give?
A. 5 mL
B. 12 mL
C. 10 mL
D. 2.5 mL
9. Atropine sulfate 0.5 mg (IM) is ordered for a patient preoperatively. The vial is labeled atropine sulfate 0.4 mg/ml.
How many milliliters will the patient receive?
A. 0.1 ml
B. 1 mL
C. 1.1 mL
D. 1.25 mL
10. A patient is to receive Keflex I gm (PO). The pharmacy dispenses cephalexin 250 mg capsules. The nurse knows to
administer how much?
A. 1
B. None. It is the wrong medication.
C. 4
D. 3
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Practice Medication Test
1. A patient has Vistaril 25 mg ordered. The ampule reads Hydroxyzine 100 mg/mL. How much will you administer?
A. 0.25 mL
B. 0.3 mL
C. 0.5 mL
D. None - it is the wrong medication
2. Which of these doses is larger?
A. 0.3 mg
B. 0.3 gm
C. 3.0 mg
D. 3.0 grains
3. Betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg is prescribed for the patient. The supplied solution contains 4 mg/ml. How
much should the patient receive?
A. 0.5 ml
B. 1.33 ml
C. 0.75 mL
D. 1.75 ml
4. A child is to receive 500 mL of NSS in 10 hours. The intravenous setup delivers 60 drops per milliliter. What will be the
flow rate?
A. 50 mL
B. 30 mL
C. 40 mL
D. 500 mL
5. Penicillin G sodium for injection contains 250,000 units/ml. The total number of units in 2.5 mL is?
A. 575,000 units
B. 625,000 units
C. 675,000 units
D. 1,750,000 units
6. A patient is to receive cyanocobalamin {812) 30 mcg {SQ). The B12 is available in 100 mcg/ml. The dose you will deliver
is?
A. 0.1 mL
B. 0.3 mL
C. 3 mL
D. 0.03 mL
7. Rapid-acting insulin (Humalog or Novolog) will begin to work in?
A. 30 minutes
B. 5-15·minutes
C. 60 minutes
D. two hours
8. Tylenol Elixir with Codeine contains 12.5 mg/5mL. The doctor has ordered 25 mg. How many mL will you give?
A. 5 mL
B. 12 mL
C. 10 mL
D. 2.5 mL
9. Atropine sulfate 0.5 mg (IM) is ordered for a patient preoperatively. The vial is labeled atropine sulfate 0.4 mg/ml.
How many milliliters will the patient receive?
A. 0.1 ml
B. 1 mL
C. 1.1 mL
D. 1.25 mL
10. A patient is to receive Keflex I gm (PO). The pharmacy dispenses cephalexin 250 mg capsules. The nurse knows to
administer how much?
A. 1
B. None. It is the wrong medication.
C. 4
D. 3
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