Dosage Calculation Practice Exam 1 – RN & LPN
Medication Dosage Calculation Preparation
A patient has an order for Chloromycetin, 500 mg every 6 hours. The drug comes
in 250 mg capsules. What would the nurse administer? - 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? - Answer--1.5
mL
A nurse is to administer 175 mg of a medication intramuscularly. The label on the
multidose vial states that the concentration is 100 mg/mL. What volume of the
drug should the nurse administer? - Answer--1.7 mL
The nurse is preparing to administer 80 mg of Solu-medrol intravenously (IV) to a
client with pneumonia. The vial states that it has 120 mg per 2 mL. The nurse
would correctly draw up which amount? - Answer--1.3 mL
The health care provider prescribes ascorbic acid 0.5 g daily. The drug label reads
ascorbic acid 250 mg. The nurse would administer how many tablets? - Answer--2
tabs
Medication Dosage Calculation Preparation
A patient has an order for Chloromycetin, 500 mg every 6 hours. The drug comes
in 250 mg capsules. What would the nurse administer? - 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? - Answer--1.5
mL
A nurse is to administer 175 mg of a medication intramuscularly. The label on the
multidose vial states that the concentration is 100 mg/mL. What volume of the
drug should the nurse administer? - Answer--1.7 mL
The nurse is preparing to administer 80 mg of Solu-medrol intravenously (IV) to a
client with pneumonia. The vial states that it has 120 mg per 2 mL. The nurse
would correctly draw up which amount? - Answer--1.3 mL
The health care provider prescribes ascorbic acid 0.5 g daily. The drug label reads
ascorbic acid 250 mg. The nurse would administer how many tablets? - Answer--2
tabs
