Dosage Calculations FINAL Exam
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Name: ________________________________________ Date:_____________________
1. Order: Compazine 10 mg, PO, qid. Using the following drug label, how many tablet(s) would you give per dose?
Answer ________________ 2
2. A patient is to receive lidocaine hydrochloride (Xylocaine) 100 mg as an intravenous bolus. The Xylocaine is
labeled 20 mg/mL.
How many milliliters should be administered?
Answer ________________ 5
3. Medication order: Nafcillin 0.5 G, IM, q6h. Drug available: 2 g Nafcillin Sodium for injection, USP.
How many milliliters of Nafcillin would you give per dose?
Answer ________________ 2
4. The medication order is to administer Ancef 5 mg/kg. The child weighs 90 pounds. The maximum dosage is 750
mg. How many milligrams are ordered for the child?
Answer ________________ 204.55
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5. Mix 10 units of oxytocin in 1000 mL NS.
Start infusion at 25 mL/hr.
Do Increase by 5 mL/hr every 10 minutes until uterine contractions are 2 to 3 minutes apart
not to exceed 44 miliunits/min.
Maintain total IV fluid volume at 100 mL/hr.
How many miliunits per hour will be delivered?
Answer ________________ 250
6. The medication order is to administer furosemide (Lasix) 2 mg/kg/day. The child weighs 33 pounds. Drug
available: 8 mL vial labeled Lasix 10 mg/mL.
How many mL will the nurse administer each day?
Answer_________________3
7. Order: 20 mg of a medication by mouth tid
Patient weight: 132 pounds (60kg)
Safe dose range: 1 to 3 mg/kg/day
This is a safe medication order.
A) True
B) False
Answer________________ A) True
8. Medication order: Capoten 100 mg
Available: Capoten 0.1 g tablets
How many tablets will you administer?
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Answer___________________1
9. Prefixes can be added to a basic unit of measurement to indicate a larger or smaller unit of measurement than
the basic unit. What does the prefix kilo indicate?
A) One hundred
B) Ten
C) One thousand
D) One tenth
Answer ________________ C) One thousand
10. 3 cups= ________mL
Answer ________________720
11. Convert 7 oz to L.
Answer ________________ 0.2
12. Medication on hand: Insulin 50 units in 100mL
How many units per ML?
Answer ________________ 0.5
13. Convert 36 to a Roman numeral.
Answer ________________ XXXVI
14. Order: Theophylline 120 mg, PO, daily. Drug available: Theophylline elixir 80 mg/15 mL.
How many milliliters of theophylline will you give?
Answer ________________ 22.5
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KEY
Name: ________________________________________ Date:_____________________
1. Order: Compazine 10 mg, PO, qid. Using the following drug label, how many tablet(s) would you give per dose?
Answer ________________ 2
2. A patient is to receive lidocaine hydrochloride (Xylocaine) 100 mg as an intravenous bolus. The Xylocaine is
labeled 20 mg/mL.
How many milliliters should be administered?
Answer ________________ 5
3. Medication order: Nafcillin 0.5 G, IM, q6h. Drug available: 2 g Nafcillin Sodium for injection, USP.
How many milliliters of Nafcillin would you give per dose?
Answer ________________ 2
4. The medication order is to administer Ancef 5 mg/kg. The child weighs 90 pounds. The maximum dosage is 750
mg. How many milligrams are ordered for the child?
Answer ________________ 204.55
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, Dosage Calculations FINAL Exam
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5. Mix 10 units of oxytocin in 1000 mL NS.
Start infusion at 25 mL/hr.
Do Increase by 5 mL/hr every 10 minutes until uterine contractions are 2 to 3 minutes apart
not to exceed 44 miliunits/min.
Maintain total IV fluid volume at 100 mL/hr.
How many miliunits per hour will be delivered?
Answer ________________ 250
6. The medication order is to administer furosemide (Lasix) 2 mg/kg/day. The child weighs 33 pounds. Drug
available: 8 mL vial labeled Lasix 10 mg/mL.
How many mL will the nurse administer each day?
Answer_________________3
7. Order: 20 mg of a medication by mouth tid
Patient weight: 132 pounds (60kg)
Safe dose range: 1 to 3 mg/kg/day
This is a safe medication order.
A) True
B) False
Answer________________ A) True
8. Medication order: Capoten 100 mg
Available: Capoten 0.1 g tablets
How many tablets will you administer?
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Answer___________________1
9. Prefixes can be added to a basic unit of measurement to indicate a larger or smaller unit of measurement than
the basic unit. What does the prefix kilo indicate?
A) One hundred
B) Ten
C) One thousand
D) One tenth
Answer ________________ C) One thousand
10. 3 cups= ________mL
Answer ________________720
11. Convert 7 oz to L.
Answer ________________ 0.2
12. Medication on hand: Insulin 50 units in 100mL
How many units per ML?
Answer ________________ 0.5
13. Convert 36 to a Roman numeral.
Answer ________________ XXXVI
14. Order: Theophylline 120 mg, PO, daily. Drug available: Theophylline elixir 80 mg/15 mL.
How many milliliters of theophylline will you give?
Answer ________________ 22.5
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