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Dosage Calculation Practice Exam 1
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A patient has an order for Chloromycetin, 500 mg every 6 hours. The drug comes
in 250 mg capsules. What would the nurse administer? - correct-answer -2 tabs
A nurse is to administer 150 mg of a drug intramuscularly. The label on the
multidose vials reads 100 mg/mL. How much would the nurse give? - correct-
answer -1.5 mL
A nurse is to administer 30 mg of furosemide (Lasix) to a client with congestive
heart failure (CHF). The vial contains 40 mg/mL. Which is the correct dose to
administer? - correct-answer -0.75 mL
A nurse needs to convert 3 fluid ounces to the metric system equivalent. The
nurse performs the calculation to find which result? - correct-answer -90 mL
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A client has been prescribed a one-time dose of 4 mg morphine IV. The
medication is available in ampules of 10 mg/mL. What volume of morphine
should the nurse draw up? - correct-answer -0.4 mL
A physical orders 75 mcg of a drug IM daily. The drug is available in a vial labeled
0.5 mg in 5 mL. How many mL with the patient receive? - correct-answer -0.75 mL
The patient is to receive 750 mg of a drug PO daily. The drug bottle is labeled 0.5 g
in 5 mL. How many Tbs will the patient receive? - correct-answer -0.5 Tbs
The order is for 1 g of a medication PO BID. The pharmacy sends the medication
labeled 200 mg in 5 mL. How many mL should the nurse administer? - correct-
answer -25 mL
The physician orders to administer Prednisolone oral solution 0.03 g daily. The
label reads Predisolone 15 mg per 5 mL. How many tsp will the patient receive? -
correct-answer -2 tsp
The physician orders granisetron 450 mcg IV 30 minutes prior to chemotherapy.
The label reads 0.1 mg per mL. How many mL will the nurse administer to the
patient? - correct-answer -4.5 mL
Dosage Calculation Practice Exam 1
|Certified Exam With Verified
Solutions
A patient has an order for Chloromycetin, 500 mg every 6 hours. The drug comes
in 250 mg capsules. What would the nurse administer? - correct-answer -2 tabs
A nurse is to administer 150 mg of a drug intramuscularly. The label on the
multidose vials reads 100 mg/mL. How much would the nurse give? - correct-
answer -1.5 mL
A nurse is to administer 30 mg of furosemide (Lasix) to a client with congestive
heart failure (CHF). The vial contains 40 mg/mL. Which is the correct dose to
administer? - correct-answer -0.75 mL
A nurse needs to convert 3 fluid ounces to the metric system equivalent. The
nurse performs the calculation to find which result? - correct-answer -90 mL
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A client has been prescribed a one-time dose of 4 mg morphine IV. The
medication is available in ampules of 10 mg/mL. What volume of morphine
should the nurse draw up? - correct-answer -0.4 mL
A physical orders 75 mcg of a drug IM daily. The drug is available in a vial labeled
0.5 mg in 5 mL. How many mL with the patient receive? - correct-answer -0.75 mL
The patient is to receive 750 mg of a drug PO daily. The drug bottle is labeled 0.5 g
in 5 mL. How many Tbs will the patient receive? - correct-answer -0.5 Tbs
The order is for 1 g of a medication PO BID. The pharmacy sends the medication
labeled 200 mg in 5 mL. How many mL should the nurse administer? - correct-
answer -25 mL
The physician orders to administer Prednisolone oral solution 0.03 g daily. The
label reads Predisolone 15 mg per 5 mL. How many tsp will the patient receive? -
correct-answer -2 tsp
The physician orders granisetron 450 mcg IV 30 minutes prior to chemotherapy.
The label reads 0.1 mg per mL. How many mL will the nurse administer to the
patient? - correct-answer -4.5 mL
