Adult medical surgical Dosage
Calculation PN EXAM NEWEST 2026
WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
A nurse is preparing to administer dextrose 5% water (D5W) 250 mL IV to infused over
2 hr. The nurse should set IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (Round to the nearest
whole number) -CORRECTANSWER 125 mL/hr
A nurse is preparing to administer cefazolin 250 mg IM to a client. Available is
cephazolin powder 500 mg vial. The nurse reconstitutes the powder adding 2 mL of
sterile water to yield a final concentration of cefazolin 225 mg/mL. How many mL should
the nurse administer. (Round to the nearest tenth) -CORRECTANSWER 1.1 mL
A nurse is preparing to administer ribavirin 600 mg P.O. every 12 hr. Available is
ribavirin 200 mg/tablet. How many tablets should the nurse administer per dose?
(Round to the nearest whole number) -CORRECTANSWER 3 tablets
A nurse is preparing to administer furosemide 20 mg IM. Available is furosemide
injection 10 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer. (Round to the nearest
whole number) -CORRECTANSWER 2 mL
, A nurse is preparing to administer hydralazine 0.2 mg/kg IM to a client who weighs 84
lb. Available is hydralazine 20 mg/mL. How many mL should the the nurse administer.
(Round to the nearest hundredth) -CORRECTANSWER 0.38 mL
A nurse is preparing to administer cefazolin 500 mg IM to a client. Available is cefazolin
powder 500 mg vial. The nurse reconstitutes the powder adding 2 mL of sterile water to
yield a final concentration of cefazolin 225 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse
administer. (Round to the nearest tenth) -CORRECTANSWER 2.2 mL
A nurse in a long term cae facility is preparing to administer rivastigmine 3 mg P.O.
twice daily to a client who has Alzheimer's disease. Available is rivastigmine 1.5
mg/capsule. How many capsules should the nurse administer per dose? (Round to the
nearest whole number) -CORRECTANSWER 2 capsules
A nurse is preparing to administer cefazolin 500 mg IM every 12 hr. Available is
cefazolin injection 330 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose?
(Round to the nearest tenth) -CORRECTANSWER 1.5 mL
The nurse is preparing to administer a 1,500 mL IV fluid bolus of 0.9% sodium chloride
to a client. How many liters should the nurse administer? (Round to the nearest tenth) -
CORRECTANSWER 1.5 L
Calculation PN EXAM NEWEST 2026
WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
A nurse is preparing to administer dextrose 5% water (D5W) 250 mL IV to infused over
2 hr. The nurse should set IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (Round to the nearest
whole number) -CORRECTANSWER 125 mL/hr
A nurse is preparing to administer cefazolin 250 mg IM to a client. Available is
cephazolin powder 500 mg vial. The nurse reconstitutes the powder adding 2 mL of
sterile water to yield a final concentration of cefazolin 225 mg/mL. How many mL should
the nurse administer. (Round to the nearest tenth) -CORRECTANSWER 1.1 mL
A nurse is preparing to administer ribavirin 600 mg P.O. every 12 hr. Available is
ribavirin 200 mg/tablet. How many tablets should the nurse administer per dose?
(Round to the nearest whole number) -CORRECTANSWER 3 tablets
A nurse is preparing to administer furosemide 20 mg IM. Available is furosemide
injection 10 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer. (Round to the nearest
whole number) -CORRECTANSWER 2 mL
, A nurse is preparing to administer hydralazine 0.2 mg/kg IM to a client who weighs 84
lb. Available is hydralazine 20 mg/mL. How many mL should the the nurse administer.
(Round to the nearest hundredth) -CORRECTANSWER 0.38 mL
A nurse is preparing to administer cefazolin 500 mg IM to a client. Available is cefazolin
powder 500 mg vial. The nurse reconstitutes the powder adding 2 mL of sterile water to
yield a final concentration of cefazolin 225 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse
administer. (Round to the nearest tenth) -CORRECTANSWER 2.2 mL
A nurse in a long term cae facility is preparing to administer rivastigmine 3 mg P.O.
twice daily to a client who has Alzheimer's disease. Available is rivastigmine 1.5
mg/capsule. How many capsules should the nurse administer per dose? (Round to the
nearest whole number) -CORRECTANSWER 2 capsules
A nurse is preparing to administer cefazolin 500 mg IM every 12 hr. Available is
cefazolin injection 330 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose?
(Round to the nearest tenth) -CORRECTANSWER 1.5 mL
The nurse is preparing to administer a 1,500 mL IV fluid bolus of 0.9% sodium chloride
to a client. How many liters should the nurse administer? (Round to the nearest tenth) -
CORRECTANSWER 1.5 L
