Medications Calculations Practice PDF

Medications Calculations Practice Sheet 1 1. What volume is required for an injection if 500mg are ordered and stock ampules contain 250mg/ml? 2. What volume is required for an injection if 600mg are ordered and stock ampules contain 350mg/ml? 3. What volume is required for...

Medications Calculations Practice Sheet 1 1. What volume is required for an injection if 500mg are ordered and stock ampules contain 250mg/ml? 2. What volume is required for an injection if 600mg are ordered and stock ampules contain 350mg/ml? 3. What volume is required for an injection if 750mg are ordered and stock ampules contain 200mg/ml? 4. A dose of 2g of medication has ordered for a patient. The medication comes in 4g/0.4mL. What volume will you give the patient? 5. A dose of 4500mg of medication has ordered for a patient. The medication comes in 5g/0.3mL. What volume will you give the patient? 6. A dose of 3500mg of medication has ordered for a patient. The medication comes in 5g/2mL. What volume will you give the patient? 7. A flask of 1.5L of 0.9% saline is required over 8hrs with a DF of 20. How many DPM is this? 8. A flask of 1L of 4% dextrose in saline is required over 6hrs with a DF of 15. How many DPM is this? 9. A flask of 850mL of 0.9% saline is required over 12hrs with a DF of 60. How many DPM is this? 10. A child weighs 13.5kg and is prescribed a medication for 0.8mg/kg/dose. The stock strength is 10mg/2mL. What volume will you give the patient? 11. A patient weighs 45kg and is prescribed a medication for 3mg/kg/dose. The stock strength is 2mg/0.5mL. What volume will you give the patient? 12. A patient weighs 16.5kg and is prescribed a medication for 0.4mg/kg/dose. The stock strength is 20mg/5mL. What volume will you give the patient? 13. A 13kg child is ordered a medication for 2.5mg/kg/day with 3 doses per day. How many mg would you administer per dose? 14. A 3.4kg child is ordered a medication for 5mg/kg/day with 4 doses per day. How many mg would you administer per dose? 15. A 3800g infant is ordered a medication for 0.6mg/kg/day over 6 doses per day. How much will you give the patient per day? 16. A patient needs 1mg of a medication. The Australian Injectables Drug Handbook states that each gram of this medication is to be mixed with 10mL of water over 3-5 minutes via IV bolus. After preparing the medication, how many mL per minute would you administer if you do it over 3 minutes? 17. A patient needs 2mg of a medication. The Australian Injectables Drug Handbook states that each gram of this medication is to be mixed with 10mL of water over 3-5 minutes via IV bolus. After preparing the medication, how many mL per minute would you administer if you do it over 3 minutes? 18. A patient needs 4mg of a medication. The Australian Injectables Drug Handbook states that each gram of this medication is to be mixed with 10mL of water over 3-5 minutes via IV bolus. After preparing the medication, how many mL per minute would you administer if you do it over 5 minutes? 19. A child weighs 15kg and is prescribed a medication with a dose of 2mg/kg/day in equal doses every 4 hours. How many mg will you give per dose? 20. A patient weighs 3kg and is prescribed a medication with a dose of 0.1mg/kg/day in equal doses every 8 hours. How many mg will you give per dose? 21. A patient weighs 6.5kg and is prescribed a medication with a dose of 0.5mg/kg/day in equal doses every 12 hours. How many mg will you give per dose? 22. How many mg per mL will be infused for a solution of 350mg of a medication in 100mL of saline? (Round to one decimal place.) 23. How many mg per mL will be infused for a solution of 400mg of a medication in 300mL of saline? (Round to one decimal place.) 24. How many mg per mL will be infused for a solution of 550mg of a medication in 200mL of saline?