(Test Bank & Presentation Slides)
Pharmaceutics: Basic Principles and Application
to Pharmacy Practice (2nd ed.)
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 30 mg of furosemide (Lasix) to a client with congestive heart failure
(CHF). The vial contains 40 mg/mL. Which is the correct dose to administer? - answer-0.75 mL
The nurse is providing discharge teaching for a client who has been prescribed 600 mg of an oral
liquid medication. The mother shows the nurse the label of the medication, which reads: 250
mg/mL. The nurse would instruct the mother to give how many milliliters? - answer-2.4 mL
A child is to receive 500 mg of an antibiotic suspension. The label on the bottle reads 250 mg/5
mL. The nurse should administer how much of the suspension in one dose? - answer-10 mL
A health care provider orders 250 mg of an antibiotic suspension. The label on the suspension
reads "500 mg/5 mL." How much would the nurse administer? - answer-2.5 mL
The client is to be given ascorbic acid 1 g daily by mouth. The medication comes in a container
labeled, "Ascorbic Acid 250 mg tablets." How much will the nurse give? - answer-4 tabs
The PCP orders amoxicillin 250 mg by mouth two times a day. The drug label reads "Amoxicillin
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Pharmaceutics: Basic Principles and Application
to Pharmacy Practice (2nd ed.)
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 30 mg of furosemide (Lasix) to a client with congestive heart failure
(CHF). The vial contains 40 mg/mL. Which is the correct dose to administer? - answer-0.75 mL
The nurse is providing discharge teaching for a client who has been prescribed 600 mg of an oral
liquid medication. The mother shows the nurse the label of the medication, which reads: 250
mg/mL. The nurse would instruct the mother to give how many milliliters? - answer-2.4 mL
A child is to receive 500 mg of an antibiotic suspension. The label on the bottle reads 250 mg/5
mL. The nurse should administer how much of the suspension in one dose? - answer-10 mL
A health care provider orders 250 mg of an antibiotic suspension. The label on the suspension
reads "500 mg/5 mL." How much would the nurse administer? - answer-2.5 mL
The client is to be given ascorbic acid 1 g daily by mouth. The medication comes in a container
labeled, "Ascorbic Acid 250 mg tablets." How much will the nurse give? - answer-4 tabs
The PCP orders amoxicillin 250 mg by mouth two times a day. The drug label reads "Amoxicillin
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