Dosage Calculation 3.0 Medication
Administration Test
A nurse is preparing medication and calculates the dosage as 0.893 mL. Round this amount to
the nearest hundredth, the nurse should administer how many mL? - ANS 0.89 mL
A nurse is preparing to administer potassium chloride powder 20 mEq PO in 6 oz of water. How
many mL of water should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest whole
number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.) - ANS 180 mL
A nurse is preparing to administer 0.9% sodium chloride 2,500 mL to infuse over 12 hr. The
nurse should administer how many L? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading
zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.) - ANS 2.5 L
A nurse is preparing a medication and calculates the dosage as 6.25 mL. Rounding this amount
to the nearest tenth, the nurse should administer how many mL? - ANS 6.3 mL
A nurse is preparing to administer erythromycin ethylsuccinate 800 mg PO every 12 hr.
Available is erythromycin ethylsuccinate suspension 400 mg/5 mL. How many mL should the
nurse administer per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number.) - ANS 10 mL
A nurse is preparing to administer codeine 30 mg PO every 4 hr PRN for pain. The client last
received the medication at 1 p.m. The earliest the nurse should administer the next dose is at
which of the following times? - ANS 1700
A nurse is preparing to administer furosemide 40 mg PO in 0.5 oz of orange juice. How many
mL of orange juice should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest whole
number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.) - ANS 15 mL
A nurse is preparing to administer 650 mg of acetaminophen syrup to a client. The amount
available is acetaminophen syrup 160 mg/5 mL. How many tsp should the nurse administer per
dose? (round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do now
use a trailing zero.) - ANS 4 tsp
A nurse is preparing to administer cephalexin 500 mg PO every 6 hr. Available is cephalexin
suspension 250 mg/5 mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose? (round the
answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
- ANS 10 mL
Administration Test
A nurse is preparing medication and calculates the dosage as 0.893 mL. Round this amount to
the nearest hundredth, the nurse should administer how many mL? - ANS 0.89 mL
A nurse is preparing to administer potassium chloride powder 20 mEq PO in 6 oz of water. How
many mL of water should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest whole
number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.) - ANS 180 mL
A nurse is preparing to administer 0.9% sodium chloride 2,500 mL to infuse over 12 hr. The
nurse should administer how many L? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading
zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.) - ANS 2.5 L
A nurse is preparing a medication and calculates the dosage as 6.25 mL. Rounding this amount
to the nearest tenth, the nurse should administer how many mL? - ANS 6.3 mL
A nurse is preparing to administer erythromycin ethylsuccinate 800 mg PO every 12 hr.
Available is erythromycin ethylsuccinate suspension 400 mg/5 mL. How many mL should the
nurse administer per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number.) - ANS 10 mL
A nurse is preparing to administer codeine 30 mg PO every 4 hr PRN for pain. The client last
received the medication at 1 p.m. The earliest the nurse should administer the next dose is at
which of the following times? - ANS 1700
A nurse is preparing to administer furosemide 40 mg PO in 0.5 oz of orange juice. How many
mL of orange juice should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest whole
number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.) - ANS 15 mL
A nurse is preparing to administer 650 mg of acetaminophen syrup to a client. The amount
available is acetaminophen syrup 160 mg/5 mL. How many tsp should the nurse administer per
dose? (round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do now
use a trailing zero.) - ANS 4 tsp
A nurse is preparing to administer cephalexin 500 mg PO every 6 hr. Available is cephalexin
suspension 250 mg/5 mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose? (round the
answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
- ANS 10 mL
