Dosage calculation practice exam questions
with correct answers
A |patient |has |the |following |food |for |lunch: |8 |oz |ice |chips, |1 |cup |tea, |1 |cup |coffee, |and |240 |mL |
milk. |The |patient |eats |the |ice |chips, |and |drinks |all |of |the |tea, |coffee, |and |half |of |the |milk. |the |
total |intake |for |lunch |is |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-720 |mL
The |patient |has |a |prescription |for |0.25 |mg |of |digoxin. |the |dose |on |hand |is |0.5mg |tablets. |how |
many |tablets |will |the |nurse |administer? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-0.5
A |patients |IV |infusion |rate |is |75 |mL/hr. |How |many |hours |will |it |take |for |a |500 |mL |bag |take |to |
infuse? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-6.7 |
TV/mL |per |hr
The |IV |rate |is |100 |mL/hr |and |the |administration |set |is |15 |gtts/mL. |how |many |drops |per |
minute |will |deliver |the |required |fluids? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-25 |
TV |x |gtt/mL |in |administration |set |/ |total |number |of |minutes |
100x15 |/ |60
A |patient |has |a |Rx |for |heparin |sodium |7,000 |units |IV. |the |vial |contains |10,000 |units/mL. |how |
many |mL |will |the |nurse |administer? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-0.7 |
D/H
, A |nurse |is |preparing |300,000 |units |of |procaine |PCN. |The |vial |contains |1,500,000 |units/2mL. |
How |many |mL |will |the |nurse |administer? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-0.4 |
D/H |x |Q
A |patient |weights |180 |lbs |and |has |a |prescription |for |0.5 |mL |of |medication |per |kg |of |body |
weight. |how |many |mL |of |medication |will |the |client |receive? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-41
180/2.2 |= |81.81
81.81 |x |0.5 |= |40.9
40.9 |= |41
A |patient |is |receiving |dextrose |5% |in |water |at |50mL/hr |in |one |IV |and |D5W |75mL/hr |in |another
|IV. |the |pt |also |receives |IVPB |q8h |prepared |in |100 |mL |of |fluid. |what |is |the |total |amount |of |
fluid |the |pt |will |receive |in |8 |hours? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1,100 |mL
the |IV |administration |set |delivers |10 |drops/mL. |the |rate |of |flow |in |drops/min |for |1,000mL |
D5W |to |infuse |in |8 |hours |is |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-21
When |measuring |a |pt's |output, |the |nurse |records |300mL |of |urine |0800, |450 |mL |of |liquid |stool
|at |1130, |225 |mL |of |urine |at |1300, |35 |mL |of |emesis |at |1430. |what |is |the |total |output |for |the |
shift |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1,010mL
a |patient |is |receiving |an |IV |infusion |has |a |RX |for |1,000 |mL |in |12 |hours. |using |a |microdrip |
system, |the |nurse |should |regulate |the |in |fusion |for |how |many |drops |per |minute? |
A. |45 |
B. |68
C. |83
D. |96 |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-C |
with correct answers
A |patient |has |the |following |food |for |lunch: |8 |oz |ice |chips, |1 |cup |tea, |1 |cup |coffee, |and |240 |mL |
milk. |The |patient |eats |the |ice |chips, |and |drinks |all |of |the |tea, |coffee, |and |half |of |the |milk. |the |
total |intake |for |lunch |is |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-720 |mL
The |patient |has |a |prescription |for |0.25 |mg |of |digoxin. |the |dose |on |hand |is |0.5mg |tablets. |how |
many |tablets |will |the |nurse |administer? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-0.5
A |patients |IV |infusion |rate |is |75 |mL/hr. |How |many |hours |will |it |take |for |a |500 |mL |bag |take |to |
infuse? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-6.7 |
TV/mL |per |hr
The |IV |rate |is |100 |mL/hr |and |the |administration |set |is |15 |gtts/mL. |how |many |drops |per |
minute |will |deliver |the |required |fluids? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-25 |
TV |x |gtt/mL |in |administration |set |/ |total |number |of |minutes |
100x15 |/ |60
A |patient |has |a |Rx |for |heparin |sodium |7,000 |units |IV. |the |vial |contains |10,000 |units/mL. |how |
many |mL |will |the |nurse |administer? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-0.7 |
D/H
, A |nurse |is |preparing |300,000 |units |of |procaine |PCN. |The |vial |contains |1,500,000 |units/2mL. |
How |many |mL |will |the |nurse |administer? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-0.4 |
D/H |x |Q
A |patient |weights |180 |lbs |and |has |a |prescription |for |0.5 |mL |of |medication |per |kg |of |body |
weight. |how |many |mL |of |medication |will |the |client |receive? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-41
180/2.2 |= |81.81
81.81 |x |0.5 |= |40.9
40.9 |= |41
A |patient |is |receiving |dextrose |5% |in |water |at |50mL/hr |in |one |IV |and |D5W |75mL/hr |in |another
|IV. |the |pt |also |receives |IVPB |q8h |prepared |in |100 |mL |of |fluid. |what |is |the |total |amount |of |
fluid |the |pt |will |receive |in |8 |hours? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1,100 |mL
the |IV |administration |set |delivers |10 |drops/mL. |the |rate |of |flow |in |drops/min |for |1,000mL |
D5W |to |infuse |in |8 |hours |is |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-21
When |measuring |a |pt's |output, |the |nurse |records |300mL |of |urine |0800, |450 |mL |of |liquid |stool
|at |1130, |225 |mL |of |urine |at |1300, |35 |mL |of |emesis |at |1430. |what |is |the |total |output |for |the |
shift |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1,010mL
a |patient |is |receiving |an |IV |infusion |has |a |RX |for |1,000 |mL |in |12 |hours. |using |a |microdrip |
system, |the |nurse |should |regulate |the |in |fusion |for |how |many |drops |per |minute? |
A. |45 |
B. |68
C. |83
D. |96 |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-C |
