Dosage Calculation Practice Exam 1 Questions
with correct answers
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
The |nurse |is |providing |discharge |teaching |for |a |client |who |has |been |prescribed |600 |mg |of |an |
oral |liquid |medication. |The |mother |shows |the |nurse |the |label |of |the |medication, |which |reads: |
250 |mg/mL. |The |nurse |would |instruct |the |mother |to |give |how |many |milliliters? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-2.4 |mL
A |child |is |to |receive |500 |mg |of |an |antibiotic |suspension. |The |label |on |the |bottle |reads |250 |
mg/5 |mL. |The |nurse |should |administer |how |much |of |the |suspension |in |one |dose? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-10 |mL
A |health |care |provider |orders |250 |mg |of |an |antibiotic |suspension. |The |label |on |the |suspension
|reads |"500 |mg/5 |mL." |How |much |would |the |nurse |administer? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-2.5 |
mL
The |client |is |to |be |given |ascorbic |acid |1 |g |daily |by |mouth. |The |medication |comes |in |a |
container |labeled, |"Ascorbic |Acid |250 |mg |tablets." |How |much |will |the |nurse |give? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-4 |tabs
with correct answers
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
The |nurse |is |providing |discharge |teaching |for |a |client |who |has |been |prescribed |600 |mg |of |an |
oral |liquid |medication. |The |mother |shows |the |nurse |the |label |of |the |medication, |which |reads: |
250 |mg/mL. |The |nurse |would |instruct |the |mother |to |give |how |many |milliliters? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-2.4 |mL
A |child |is |to |receive |500 |mg |of |an |antibiotic |suspension. |The |label |on |the |bottle |reads |250 |
mg/5 |mL. |The |nurse |should |administer |how |much |of |the |suspension |in |one |dose? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-10 |mL
A |health |care |provider |orders |250 |mg |of |an |antibiotic |suspension. |The |label |on |the |suspension
|reads |"500 |mg/5 |mL." |How |much |would |the |nurse |administer? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-2.5 |
mL
The |client |is |to |be |given |ascorbic |acid |1 |g |daily |by |mouth. |The |medication |comes |in |a |
container |labeled, |"Ascorbic |Acid |250 |mg |tablets." |How |much |will |the |nurse |give? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-4 |tabs
