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Adult medical surgical Dosage Calculation PN
A nurse in a long term cae facility is preparing to administer rivastigmine 3
mg P.O. twice daily to a client who has Alzheimer's disease. Available is
rivastigmine 1.5 mg/capsule. How many capsules should the nurse
administer per dose? (Round to the nearest whole number)
ANSWER✔ 2 capsules
A nurse is preparing to administer 0.9% sodium chloride ((0.9% NaCI)
1,000 mL IV to infuse at 125 mL/hr. The drop factor of the manual IV tubing
is 15 get/mL. The nurse should set manual IV infusion to deliver how many
get/min. (Round to the nearest whole number)
ANSWER✔ 31 get/min
A nurse is preparing to administer cefazolin 250 mg IM to a client. Available
is cephazolin powder 500 mg vial. The nurse reconstitutes the powder
adding 2 mL of sterile water to yield a final concentration of cefazolin 225
mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer. (Round to the nearest
tenth)
ANSWER✔ 1.1 mL
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A nurse is preparing to administer cefazolin 500 mg IM every 12 hr.
Available is cefazolin injection 330 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse
administer per dose? (Round to the nearest tenth)
ANSWER✔ 1.5 mL
A nurse is preparing to administer cefazolin 500 mg IM to a client. Available
is cefazolin powder 500 mg vial. The nurse reconstitutes the powder adding
2 mL of sterile water to yield a final concentration of cefazolin 225 mg/mL.
How many mL should the nurse administer. (Round to the nearest tenth)
ANSWER✔ 2.2 mL
A nurse is preparing to administer dexamethasone 3 mg P.O. every 12 hr.
Available is dexamethasone oral solution 0.5 mg/5mL. How many mL
should the nurse administer per dose? (Round to the nearest whole
number)
ANSWER✔ 30 mL
A nurse is preparing to administer dextrose 5% in water (D5W) 200 mL IV
to infuse over 30 min. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how
many mL/hr? (Round to the nearest whole number)
ANSWER✔ 400 mL/hr
Adult medical
PN surgical Dosage Calculation PN Page 1 of 11
Adult medical surgical Dosage Calculation PN
A nurse in a long term cae facility is preparing to administer rivastigmine 3
mg P.O. twice daily to a client who has Alzheimer's disease. Available is
rivastigmine 1.5 mg/capsule. How many capsules should the nurse
administer per dose? (Round to the nearest whole number)
ANSWER✔ 2 capsules
A nurse is preparing to administer 0.9% sodium chloride ((0.9% NaCI)
1,000 mL IV to infuse at 125 mL/hr. The drop factor of the manual IV tubing
is 15 get/mL. The nurse should set manual IV infusion to deliver how many
get/min. (Round to the nearest whole number)
ANSWER✔ 31 get/min
A nurse is preparing to administer cefazolin 250 mg IM to a client. Available
is cephazolin powder 500 mg vial. The nurse reconstitutes the powder
adding 2 mL of sterile water to yield a final concentration of cefazolin 225
mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer. (Round to the nearest
tenth)
ANSWER✔ 1.1 mL
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A nurse is preparing to administer cefazolin 500 mg IM every 12 hr.
Available is cefazolin injection 330 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse
administer per dose? (Round to the nearest tenth)
ANSWER✔ 1.5 mL
A nurse is preparing to administer cefazolin 500 mg IM to a client. Available
is cefazolin powder 500 mg vial. The nurse reconstitutes the powder adding
2 mL of sterile water to yield a final concentration of cefazolin 225 mg/mL.
How many mL should the nurse administer. (Round to the nearest tenth)
ANSWER✔ 2.2 mL
A nurse is preparing to administer dexamethasone 3 mg P.O. every 12 hr.
Available is dexamethasone oral solution 0.5 mg/5mL. How many mL
should the nurse administer per dose? (Round to the nearest whole
number)
ANSWER✔ 30 mL
A nurse is preparing to administer dextrose 5% in water (D5W) 200 mL IV
to infuse over 30 min. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how
many mL/hr? (Round to the nearest whole number)
ANSWER✔ 400 mL/hr
