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A nurse needs to administer 750 mg of a medication. The medication is available in 250 mg
tablets.
✔✔The nurse should give 3 tablets.
A patient weighs 66 kg and needs 10 mg of medication per kg of body weight.
✔✔The patient should receive 660 mg of medication.
A prescription calls for 0.5 g of a drug. The tablet available is 250 mg.
✔✔The nurse should give 2 tablets.
A patient receives 1.5 L of IV fluid over 6 hours.
✔✔The flow rate is 250 mL/hour.
A nurse must convert 3 liters to milliliters.
✔✔3 liters equals 3000 mL.
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,A patient is prescribed 0.8 mg/kg of medication. The patient weighs 50 kg.
✔✔The patient should receive 40 mg of medication.
A solution contains 10% dextrose. The nurse needs 500 mL of this solution.
✔✔The solution contains 50 g of dextrose.
A patient is ordered 60 mg of medication. The available vial contains 30 mg/mL.
✔✔The nurse should administer 2 mL.
A patient weighs 150 pounds. Convert the weight to kilograms.
✔✔The patient weighs 68.18 kg.
A nurse needs to calculate a pediatric dose using Clark’s rule: child’s dose = (weight in lb ÷ 150)
× adult dose. The child weighs 50 lb and the adult dose is 200 mg.
✔✔The child’s dose is 66.67 mg.
A prescription calls for 0.25 mg of digoxin. The tablet available is 0.125 mg.
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, ✔✔The nurse should give 2 tablets.
A patient requires 20 mL/hour of IV fluid. How much fluid is infused in 8 hours?
✔✔160 mL is infused.
A patient needs 2 grams of a drug. The available solution is 500 mg/mL.
✔✔The nurse should give 4 mL.
A nurse must convert 1200 mL to liters.
✔✔1200 mL equals 1.2 L.
A patient requires 0.6 mg/kg of medication. The patient weighs 70 kg.
✔✔The patient should receive 42 mg of medication.
A patient needs 3 tablespoons of a medication. Convert tablespoons to mL if 1 tablespoon = 15
mL.
✔✔The patient should receive 45 mL.
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