NR 324 Week 1 Medication Calculation Practice Examination

1. Question: The patient has an order for glucophage (Metformin) 2 g orally. The medication available is glucophage 500 mg per scored tablet. How many tablets will the nurse administer? tablet(s) (If needed, round to the nearest whole number.) 2. Question: The patient has an order for lovastatin (Mevacor) 40 mg orally. The medication available is lovastatin 20 mg per scored tablet. How many tablets will the nurse administer? tablet(s) (If needed, round to the nearest whole number.) 3. Question: The patient has an order for quinapril (Accupril) 40 mg orally. The medication available is quinapril 20 mg per scored tablet. How many tablets will the nurse administer? tablet(s) (If needed, round to the nearest whole number.) 4. Question: The patient has an order for cephalexin (Keflex) 450 mg four times a day orally. The medication available is cephalexin 250 mg/5 mL. How much will the nurse administer for each dose? mL (If needed, round to the nearest whole number.) 5. Question: The patient has an order for amoxicillin (Amoxil) 2.4 g. The medication available is amoxicillin 600 mg/5 mL. How many mL will the nurse administer? mL (If needed, round to the nearest whole number.) 6. Question: The patient has an order for potassium chloride (K-Dur) 40 mEq twice a day orally. The medication available is 20 potassium chloride mEq/15 mL. How much will the nurse administer for each dose? mL (If needed, round to the nearest tenth.) 7. Question: The patient has an order for enoxaparin sodium (Lovenox) 40 mg. The medication available is enoxaparin sodium 100 mg/1 mL. How many mL will the nurse administer? mL (If needed, round to the nearest tenth.) 8. Question: The patient has an order for 30 mcg of octreotide (Sandostatin) subcutaneously every 8 hours. The medication available is octreotide 50 mcg/mL. How many mL will the nurse administer? mL (If needed, round to the nearest tenth.) 9. Question: The patient has an order for ketorolac 20 mg IV every 8 hours. The medication available is 60 mg/mL. How much will the nurse administer for each dose? mL (If needed, round to the nearest tenth.) 10. Question: The patient has an order for ceftriaxone (Rocephin) 200 mg intramuscularly every 12 hours. The medication available is ceftriaxone 350 mg/mL. How much will the nurse administer for each dose? mL (If needed, round to the nearest tenth.) 11. Question: The patient has an order for Lactated Ringers (LR) 750 mL to infuse over 3 hours. At what rate will the nurse set the infusion? mL/hr (If needed, round to the nearest whole number.) 12. Question: The patient has an order for Lactated Ringers (LR) 1500 mL to infuse over 12 hours. At what rate will the nurse set the infusion? mL/hr (If needed, round to the nearest whole number.) 13. Question: The patient has an order for 0.9% NS 1.5 L to infuse over 8 hours. At what rate will the nurse set the infusion? mL/hr (If needed, round to the nearest whole number.) 14. Question: The healthcare provider ordered 1.5 L of 0.9% NS to infuse at 100 mL/ hr. The available tubing delivers 10 gtt/mL. At what rate will the nurse set the infusion? gtt/min (If needed, round to the nearest whole number.) 15. Question: The healthcare provider ordered 1000 mL of IV fluids to infuse over 12 hours. The available tubing delivers 10 gtt/mL. At what rate will the nurse set the infusion? gtt/min (If needed, round to the nearest whole number.) 16. Question: The patient has an order for packed red blood cells 350 mL to transfuse over 3 hours. At what rate will the nurse set the transfusion? mL/hr (If needed, round to the nearest whole number.) 17. Question: The patient has an order for metronidazole (Flagyl) in 250 mL to infuse over 90 minutes. The available tubing delivers 10 gtt/mL. At what rate will the nurse set the infusion? gtt/min. (If needed, round to the nearest whole number.) 18. Question: The patient has an order for potassium chloride to infuse at 1 mEq /hr. The fluid available is potassium chloride 40 mEq in 1 L D5NS. At what rate will the nurse set the infusion? mL/hr (If needed, round to the nearest whole number.) 19. Question: The patient has an order for cefoxitin (Mefoxin) 2 g in 150 mL to infuse over 60 minutes. The available tubing delivers 15 gtt/mL. At what rate will the nurse set the infusion? gtt/min. (If needed, round to the nearest whole number.) 20. Question: The healthcare provider ordered cefazolin (Ancef) 0.5 g in 100 mL D5W to infuse over 30 minutes. The available tubing delivers 10 gtt/mL. At what rate will the nurse set the infusion? gtt/min (If needed, round to the nearest whole number.)