Dosage Calculation Quiz PDF

. 1. The prescriber orders Medication M Oral Suspension 0.75 g PO q.AM. The pharmacy supplies the medication with a dosage strength of 250 mg/5 mL. How many milliliters should the nurse advise the patient to take? - 15 mL - 10 mL - 5 mL - 20 mL 2. The order reads Digoxin...

. 1. The prescriber orders Medication M Oral Suspension 0.75 g PO q.AM. The pharmacy supplies the medication with a dosage strength of 250 mg/5 mL. How many milliliters should the nurse advise the patient to take? - 15 mL - 10 mL - 5 mL - 20 mL 2. The order reads Digoxin 0.375 mg once daily. The bottle reads Digoxin 0.25 mg per tablet. How much should the nurse administer? - 2 tablets - 1.5 tablets - 3 tablets - 1 tablet 3. A nurse is to administer the following medication: Digoxin elixir 0.021 mg PO BID. Available concentration: 50 mcg/ML. Based on this information, what volume of Digoxin will the newborn receive? - 4.20 ML orally twice daily - 0.042 ML orally twice daily - O.42 ML orally twice daily - 0.85 ML orally twice daily 4. Methimazole (Tapazole) 30 mg /day orally divided in 3 doses is prescribed for a client diagnosed with Graves\' disease. The pharmacy has 5 mg tablets available. How many tablets should the nurse administer with each dose? - 6 - 10 - 3 - 2 5. A health care provider has ordered an IV of 5% dextrose in lactated Ringer\'s solution at 125 mL/hour. The IV tubing delivers 10 drops per mL. How many drops per minute should fall into the drip chamber? - 10 to 11 - 12 to 13 - 20 to 21 - 22 to 24 6. The client has a prescription for 1000 mL of normal saline IV over 4 hours and following that an additional 1000 mL IV over 8 hours. Which are the correct drip rates with a drop factor of 20 drops per milliliter? - 84 drops/min followed by 41 drops/min - 83 drops/min followed by 42 drops/min - 83 drops/min followed by 41 drops/min - 84 drops/min followed 42 drops/min 7. The medication label reads: \"cefaclor 250 mg per 5 mL oral suspension.\" How is the dosage strength expressed? - Ratio - Percentage - Milliliters - Milligrams in milliliters 8. A nurse is managing a patient receiving heparin therapy. After 10 hours of infusion, the patient\'s aPTT is recorded at 95 seconds. The healthcare provider orders a reduction in the heparin infusion rate from 1500 units/hour to 1300 units/hour. The heparin concentration is 25,000 units in 500 mL of normal saline. What should the nurse set the infusion pump to in mL/hour to achieve the new rate? (Do not round. Record your answer using a whole number.): - 26 mL/hour - 30 mL/hour - 26.0 mL/hour - 13 mL/hour 9. A physician prescribes amoxicillin 500 milligrams in oral suspension every 8 hours. The medication label indicates a concentration of 250 mg/5mL. How many mL should the nurse administer for each dose? - 10 mL - 15 mL - 20 mL - 25 mL 10. The doctor ordered ibuprofen 3.2 grams over 24 hour period in 4 equally divided doses. Stock dose of the drug is 400 mg, 600 mg and 800 mg. how many mg of ibuprofen will the nurse administer for each dose of the medicine? - 200 mg - 400 mg - 600 mg - 800mg