PREMIUM EXAM PREP VERIFIED QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ Your patient is receiving 37.5 mcg of a medication. This is equivalent
to _____ mg of medication. (record your answer using two decimal
places) Answer: 0.04
◉ The order is for 0.375 mg of a medication to be given IV. The
medication is supplied 500 mcg/2 mL. The patient will receive____mL.
(record your answer using one decimal place) Answer: 1.5
◉ The physician has ordered 100 mcg of medication IV Push. It is
available in a pre-mixed syringe with a concentration of 1 mg/mL. You
will give ____mL. Answer: 0.1
◉ The physician orders a medication to be administered at 0.9 mg/kg IV.
The patient weighs 130 lbs. You are administering ____mg of the
medication. (record your answer using one decimal place) Answer: 53.2
◉ The physician orders 20 mg of a drug by IM injection. The
medication is available in a 50 mg/mL vial. You should administer
_____ mL of the medication. (record your answer using one decimal
place) Answer: 0.4
, ◉ The physician has ordered a medication 5 mg/kg IV. The patient
weighs 865 grams. The medication vial contains 10 mg/mL. The dose to
be given would be ____mL. (record your answer using two decimal
places) Answer: 0.43
◉ The physician orders 10 mg of a drug IV. Available is 16 mg/mL. You
should administer ____mL.(record your answer using one decimal
place) Answer: 0.6
◉ The physician orders for 1 liter of IV fluid to be given over 6 hours.
The available tubing set delivers 15 gtts/mL. After your calculation, the
set should be calibrated to deliver ____ gtts/min. (round to the nearest
whole number) Answer: 42
◉ The physician has ordered a medication to be given 0.05 mg/kg/day in
1,000 mL of fluid. The patient weighs 246 lbs. The dose added to the
1,000 mL bag of fluid should be ____ mg. (round your answer to one
decimal place) Answer: 5.6
◉ Your patient's blood glucose is 302 mg/dL. The sliding scale order is
to administer insulin using this formula: [FORMULA: (BG-100)÷40]=
number of units to administer. Based upon your patient's glucose, you
should administer ____ units of insulin. (round to the nearest whole
number) Answer: 5