RN CUSTOM EXAM MASTER REVIEW SET 2026
◉ 125 ml. Answer: The nurse is administering 250 ml of IV solution
to be infused over 2 hours. How many ml/hour should the nurse
program the infusion pump?
◉ 1 ml. Answer: The nurse is preparing to administer 0.25 mg of
Bumex IV. The medication is available in a vial labeled 1 mg/4ml.
How many ml of medication should the nurse administer?
◉ 3 tablets. Answer: A client with hypertension receive a
prescription for Cartel 7.5 mg PO daily. The drug is available in 2.5
mg tablets. How many tablets should the nurse administer?
◉ 3 ml. Answer: The healthcare provider prescribes Bactrim DS oral
suspension 120 mg BID for a child with bronchitis. The Bactrim
bottle is labeled 200 mg/5ml. How many ml should the nurse
administer?
◉ 19632ml/24 hours. Answer: A 180 pound adult is admitted to the
Emergency Department after receiving thermal burns to 60 percent
of his body. Using the Parkland formula of 4ml/kg/percent of body
burned per 24 hours, the client should receive how many ml of fluid
during the first 24 hours?
,◉ 140 mg/dose. Answer: The healthcare provider prescribes
Diamox 600 mg/m2/day divided into 3 doses. The nurse calculates
the childs body surface area (BSA) as 0.7m2. How many mg should
the child receive per dose?
◉ 160 ml of diluent should be added. Answer: A loading dose of
acetylcysteine (Mucomyst) 8 g, which is available as a 20% solution
(200 mg acetylcysteine per ml) is prescribed by nasogastric tube for
a client with acetaminophen toxicity. How many ml of diluent should
be added to the medication to obtain 1:4 concentration? (Enter
numeric value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest
tenth).
◉ 2 tablets. Answer: A child who weighs 55 pounds receives a
prescription for atovaquone with proguanil (Malarone Pediatric)
125 mg/50mg PO daily. A drug reference states that children 11 - 20
kg should receive 1 pediatric tablet daily, 21 - 30 kg should receive 2
pediatric tablets daily, 31 - 40 kg should receive 3 pediatric tablets
daily, and > 40 kg should receive 1 adult tablet daily with food. The
drug is available as atovaquone 62.5mg/proguanil 25 mg pediatric
tablets. How many tablets should the nurse administer?
◉ 2 tablets. Answer: A client receives a prescription for
azithromycin (Zithromax) 500 mg PO x 3 days. Azithromycin is
available in 250 mg scored tablets. How many tablets should the
nurse administer per dose?
,◉ 110 ml/hr. Answer: A client who is scheduled for a kidney
transplant receives a prescription for basiliximab (Simulect) 20 mg
IV 2 hours prior to surgery. The medication is available in a 20 mg
vial that is reconstituted by adding 5 ml sterile water for injection,
and administered in a 50 ml bag of normal saline over 30 minutes.
The nurse should program the infusion pump to deliver how many
ml per hour?
◉ 10 mU/min. Answer: The nurse notes that a client is receiving an
oxytocin (Pitocin) infusion via a pump that is programmed to deliver
30 ml/hr. The available solution is Ringers Lactated 1000 ml with
Pitocin 20 units. How many milliunits/minute is the client receiving?
◉ 18 ml/hr. Answer: A client is receiving Heparin Sodium 25,000
units in 5% Dextrose injection 500 ml IV at 1000 unit/hour per
protocol for acute coronary syndrome (ACS). The client's partial
thromboplastin (PTT) is 76 seconds. Based on ACS protocol, the
infusion should be decreased by 100 units/hour for a PTT between
71 to 80 seconds. The nurse should program the pump to deliver
how many ml/hour?
◉ 3 ml/hr. Answer: The healthcare provider prescribes oxytocin
(Pitocin) 0.5 milliunits/minute for a client in labor. One liter of
Ringers Lactate with 10 units of oxytocin (Pitocin) is infusing. The
nurse should program the infusion pump at how many ml/hour?
, ◉ 3 capsules. Answer: Docusate sodium (Colace) 0.3 grams is
prescribed for a client who has frequent constipation. Each capsule
contain 100 mg. How many capsules should the nurse administer?
◉ 2 tablets. Answer: A client who has a sinus infection is receiving a
prescription for amoxicillin/clavulanate potassium (Augmentin) 500
mg PO q 8 hours. The available form is 250 mg amoxicillin/125mg
clavulanate tablets. How many tablets should the nurse administer
for each dose?
◉ 18 ml. Answer: The healthcare provider prescribes
acetaminophen elixir (Tylenol elixir) 600 mg PO q 6 hours for an
adult client experiencing pain associated with maxillofacial surgery.
The bottle is labeled 500 mg/15 ml. How many ml should the nurse
administer? (Enter numeric value only. If rounding is required,
round to the nearest tenth).
◉ 1.2 ml. Answer: A client who has AIDS is receiving octreotide
(Sandostatin) 1,200 mcg by subcutaneous injection every day for
symptoms of diarrhea. Octreotide is available for injection in 1
mg/mL vials. How many mL should the nurse administer? Round to
nearest tenth
◉ 97 mg. Answer: A client is receiving sodium (Dantrium) PO for
malignant hyperthermia. The maximum safe dose is 8 mg/kg/day in
4 divided doses. The client weighs 48.5 kg. What is the maximum
◉ 125 ml. Answer: The nurse is administering 250 ml of IV solution
to be infused over 2 hours. How many ml/hour should the nurse
program the infusion pump?
◉ 1 ml. Answer: The nurse is preparing to administer 0.25 mg of
Bumex IV. The medication is available in a vial labeled 1 mg/4ml.
How many ml of medication should the nurse administer?
◉ 3 tablets. Answer: A client with hypertension receive a
prescription for Cartel 7.5 mg PO daily. The drug is available in 2.5
mg tablets. How many tablets should the nurse administer?
◉ 3 ml. Answer: The healthcare provider prescribes Bactrim DS oral
suspension 120 mg BID for a child with bronchitis. The Bactrim
bottle is labeled 200 mg/5ml. How many ml should the nurse
administer?
◉ 19632ml/24 hours. Answer: A 180 pound adult is admitted to the
Emergency Department after receiving thermal burns to 60 percent
of his body. Using the Parkland formula of 4ml/kg/percent of body
burned per 24 hours, the client should receive how many ml of fluid
during the first 24 hours?
,◉ 140 mg/dose. Answer: The healthcare provider prescribes
Diamox 600 mg/m2/day divided into 3 doses. The nurse calculates
the childs body surface area (BSA) as 0.7m2. How many mg should
the child receive per dose?
◉ 160 ml of diluent should be added. Answer: A loading dose of
acetylcysteine (Mucomyst) 8 g, which is available as a 20% solution
(200 mg acetylcysteine per ml) is prescribed by nasogastric tube for
a client with acetaminophen toxicity. How many ml of diluent should
be added to the medication to obtain 1:4 concentration? (Enter
numeric value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest
tenth).
◉ 2 tablets. Answer: A child who weighs 55 pounds receives a
prescription for atovaquone with proguanil (Malarone Pediatric)
125 mg/50mg PO daily. A drug reference states that children 11 - 20
kg should receive 1 pediatric tablet daily, 21 - 30 kg should receive 2
pediatric tablets daily, 31 - 40 kg should receive 3 pediatric tablets
daily, and > 40 kg should receive 1 adult tablet daily with food. The
drug is available as atovaquone 62.5mg/proguanil 25 mg pediatric
tablets. How many tablets should the nurse administer?
◉ 2 tablets. Answer: A client receives a prescription for
azithromycin (Zithromax) 500 mg PO x 3 days. Azithromycin is
available in 250 mg scored tablets. How many tablets should the
nurse administer per dose?
,◉ 110 ml/hr. Answer: A client who is scheduled for a kidney
transplant receives a prescription for basiliximab (Simulect) 20 mg
IV 2 hours prior to surgery. The medication is available in a 20 mg
vial that is reconstituted by adding 5 ml sterile water for injection,
and administered in a 50 ml bag of normal saline over 30 minutes.
The nurse should program the infusion pump to deliver how many
ml per hour?
◉ 10 mU/min. Answer: The nurse notes that a client is receiving an
oxytocin (Pitocin) infusion via a pump that is programmed to deliver
30 ml/hr. The available solution is Ringers Lactated 1000 ml with
Pitocin 20 units. How many milliunits/minute is the client receiving?
◉ 18 ml/hr. Answer: A client is receiving Heparin Sodium 25,000
units in 5% Dextrose injection 500 ml IV at 1000 unit/hour per
protocol for acute coronary syndrome (ACS). The client's partial
thromboplastin (PTT) is 76 seconds. Based on ACS protocol, the
infusion should be decreased by 100 units/hour for a PTT between
71 to 80 seconds. The nurse should program the pump to deliver
how many ml/hour?
◉ 3 ml/hr. Answer: The healthcare provider prescribes oxytocin
(Pitocin) 0.5 milliunits/minute for a client in labor. One liter of
Ringers Lactate with 10 units of oxytocin (Pitocin) is infusing. The
nurse should program the infusion pump at how many ml/hour?
, ◉ 3 capsules. Answer: Docusate sodium (Colace) 0.3 grams is
prescribed for a client who has frequent constipation. Each capsule
contain 100 mg. How many capsules should the nurse administer?
◉ 2 tablets. Answer: A client who has a sinus infection is receiving a
prescription for amoxicillin/clavulanate potassium (Augmentin) 500
mg PO q 8 hours. The available form is 250 mg amoxicillin/125mg
clavulanate tablets. How many tablets should the nurse administer
for each dose?
◉ 18 ml. Answer: The healthcare provider prescribes
acetaminophen elixir (Tylenol elixir) 600 mg PO q 6 hours for an
adult client experiencing pain associated with maxillofacial surgery.
The bottle is labeled 500 mg/15 ml. How many ml should the nurse
administer? (Enter numeric value only. If rounding is required,
round to the nearest tenth).
◉ 1.2 ml. Answer: A client who has AIDS is receiving octreotide
(Sandostatin) 1,200 mcg by subcutaneous injection every day for
symptoms of diarrhea. Octreotide is available for injection in 1
mg/mL vials. How many mL should the nurse administer? Round to
nearest tenth
◉ 97 mg. Answer: A client is receiving sodium (Dantrium) PO for
malignant hyperthermia. The maximum safe dose is 8 mg/kg/day in
4 divided doses. The client weighs 48.5 kg. What is the maximum
