A patient has an order for Chloromycetin, 500 mg every 6 hours. The drug comes in 250 mg capsules. What
would the nurse administer?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
4 tabs
The PCP orders amoxicillin 250 mg by mouth two times a day. The drug label reads "Amoxicillin 125 mg/5
ml." How much will the nurse administer?
10 mL
would the nurse administer?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
4 tabs
The PCP orders amoxicillin 250 mg by mouth two times a day. The drug label reads "Amoxicillin 125 mg/5
ml." How much will the nurse administer?
10 mL
