KELLEE NR 226 MEDICATION CALCULATION REVIEW –
STUDY RESOURCES & KEY CONCEPTS
1. A 500 mg oral cephalexin order is placed every six hours. Cephalexin (125
mg/5 mL) is sent by the pharmacy. The nurse will administer how many
milliliters?If necessary, round to the closest whole number. ANSWER: 20
milliliters
2. Before his dental procedure, the patient is prescribed 1.2 g of Amoxil. 300
mg/2 mL of Amoxil is sent by the pharmacy. The nurse will administer how
many milliliters? (To the closest whole number, round.) - ANSWER 8 ml
3. A patient with seasonal allergies was prescribed 25 mg of Benadryl po TID.
The pharmacy has 50 mg/3 mL of Benadryl on hand. The nurse will administer
how many milliliters? (To the closest tenth, round.) ANSWER: 1.5 milliliters
4. The nurse must give 20 mEqpo BID of potassium chloride. A bottle of liquid
potassium chloride was sent to the unit by the pharmacist. It has 60mEq/5 mL
of potassium chloride, according to the label. The nurse gives how many
milliliters? (To the closest tenth, round.) ANSWER 1.7 milliliters
5. A patient was prescribed 20 mg of morphine sulfate every 6 hours PRN
following surgery. The pharmacy provides it as 10 mg/5 mL of morphine
sulfate oral liquid. He is being shown by the nurse how to use a teaspoon to take
the prescription at home. How much should he consume in the form of
teaspoons?(To the closest whole number, round.) ANSWER Two teaspoons (10
ml)
The patient is required to take 500 mcg of Orinase every morning. She has been
given sixty 1 mg scored tablets by the drugstore. What is the number of tablets
she takes every morning? - ANSWER 0.5 tabs
K Dur 25 mEq X 1 was just ordered by the nurse practitioner. The K Dur 10
mEq tablets are sent by the pharmacist. How many tablets will be given by the
nurse? ANSWER 2.5 tabs
8. A patient is receiving assistance from the home health nurse on a new
prescription for 1.5 g of metformin per day. The 500 mg scored tablets were
STUDY RESOURCES & KEY CONCEPTS
1. A 500 mg oral cephalexin order is placed every six hours. Cephalexin (125
mg/5 mL) is sent by the pharmacy. The nurse will administer how many
milliliters?If necessary, round to the closest whole number. ANSWER: 20
milliliters
2. Before his dental procedure, the patient is prescribed 1.2 g of Amoxil. 300
mg/2 mL of Amoxil is sent by the pharmacy. The nurse will administer how
many milliliters? (To the closest whole number, round.) - ANSWER 8 ml
3. A patient with seasonal allergies was prescribed 25 mg of Benadryl po TID.
The pharmacy has 50 mg/3 mL of Benadryl on hand. The nurse will administer
how many milliliters? (To the closest tenth, round.) ANSWER: 1.5 milliliters
4. The nurse must give 20 mEqpo BID of potassium chloride. A bottle of liquid
potassium chloride was sent to the unit by the pharmacist. It has 60mEq/5 mL
of potassium chloride, according to the label. The nurse gives how many
milliliters? (To the closest tenth, round.) ANSWER 1.7 milliliters
5. A patient was prescribed 20 mg of morphine sulfate every 6 hours PRN
following surgery. The pharmacy provides it as 10 mg/5 mL of morphine
sulfate oral liquid. He is being shown by the nurse how to use a teaspoon to take
the prescription at home. How much should he consume in the form of
teaspoons?(To the closest whole number, round.) ANSWER Two teaspoons (10
ml)
The patient is required to take 500 mcg of Orinase every morning. She has been
given sixty 1 mg scored tablets by the drugstore. What is the number of tablets
she takes every morning? - ANSWER 0.5 tabs
K Dur 25 mEq X 1 was just ordered by the nurse practitioner. The K Dur 10
mEq tablets are sent by the pharmacist. How many tablets will be given by the
nurse? ANSWER 2.5 tabs
8. A patient is receiving assistance from the home health nurse on a new
prescription for 1.5 g of metformin per day. The 500 mg scored tablets were
