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Final Exam: Dosage Calculations
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The health care provider prescribes ibuprofen (children's 143
Motrin) 5 mg per kg for a child who weighs 13 pounds.
How many milligrams (mg) should the nurse administer to
the child? Fill in the blank. Record your answer using one
decimal place.
A client with sickle cell anemia is being treated for sickle 0.2
cell crisis. The health care provider prescribes morphine
sulfate 2 mg. The concentration of the vial is 10 mg/mL of
solution. How many milliliters of solution should the nurse
administer? Fill in the blank.
Penicillin V 250 mg orally every 8 hours, is prescribed for The dosage is within the safe dosage range.
a child with a respiratory infection. The child's weight is 45
pounds. The safe pediatric dosage is 25 to 50 mg/kg/day.
Which statement accurately describes the prescribed
dosage for this child?
The nurse hangs a 1000-mL intravenous (IV) bag of 5% 2
dextrose in water (D5W) at 0700. The IV is to infuse at 100
mL/hr, and the nurse places a time tape on the IV bag. At
noon the nurse should expect that the infusion line on the
IV bag would be at which point? Refer to figure.
A health care provider prescribes potassium chloride 10
(KCl) elixir, 20 mEq orally daily. The medication label
states potassium chloride (KCl), 30 mEq/15 mL. How
many milliliters should the nurse prepare to administer
the dose? Fill in the blank.
, The medication prescribed is atropine sulfate, 0.4 mg. The 0.4
medication label states atropine sulfate, 0.5 mg/0.5 mL.
How many milliliters will the nurse prepare to administer
to the client? Fill in the blank.
The medication prescription states to administer Administer two Tylenol tablets.
acetaminophen (Tylenol), 650 mg orally for a
temperature of more than 38° C. The medication bottle
states Tylenol (acetaminophen), 325 mg tablets. The nurse
takes the client's temperature and notes that it is 101° F.
The nurse plans to take which action?
A health care provider prescribes an intramuscular (IM) 0.8
dose of 250,000 units of penicillin G benzathine (Bicillin).
The label on the 10-mL ampule sent from the pharmacy
reads penicillin G benzathine 300,000 units/mL. How
much medication will the nurse prepare to administer the
correct dose? Fill in the blank. Record your answer to
one decimal place.
Diphenhydramine hydrochloride (Benadryl) 25 mg orally The dosage is within the safe range.
every 6 hours is prescribed for a child with an allergic
reaction. The child weighs 25 kg. The safe pediatric
dosage is 5 mg/kg/day. What should the nurse determine
about the medication dosage?
The prescription reads to give ondansetron 9
hydrochloride 0.15 mg/kg of body weight 30 minutes
before receiving chemotherapy. The client weighs 132
pounds. How many milligrams (mg) of ondansetron
hydrochloride will the nurse administer? Fill in the blank.
A licensed practical nurse (LPN) is asked to prepare an 21:30
intravenous (IV) infusion of 1000 mL 5% dextrose in
lactated Ringer's at 80 mL/hr to be administered to an
assigned client. The LPN time-tapes the bag with a start
time of 09:00. After making hourly marks on the time-
tape, the LPN notes that which time would mark the
completion time for the bag?
The intravenous prescription is 1000 mL of 0.9% NaCl 21
(normal saline) to run over 12 hours. The drop factor is 15
gtts/1 mL. The nurse plans to adjust the flow rate to how
many gtts/minute? Fill in the blank and record the answer
to the nearest whole number.
Final Exam: Dosage Calculations
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Chapter 6 Henke Math Final Pharmacology Exam 1 - Multiple Ch... Pharmacology Final Exam Question... Pharma
10 terms 100 terms 101 terms 135 term
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The health care provider prescribes ibuprofen (children's 143
Motrin) 5 mg per kg for a child who weighs 13 pounds.
How many milligrams (mg) should the nurse administer to
the child? Fill in the blank. Record your answer using one
decimal place.
A client with sickle cell anemia is being treated for sickle 0.2
cell crisis. The health care provider prescribes morphine
sulfate 2 mg. The concentration of the vial is 10 mg/mL of
solution. How many milliliters of solution should the nurse
administer? Fill in the blank.
Penicillin V 250 mg orally every 8 hours, is prescribed for The dosage is within the safe dosage range.
a child with a respiratory infection. The child's weight is 45
pounds. The safe pediatric dosage is 25 to 50 mg/kg/day.
Which statement accurately describes the prescribed
dosage for this child?
The nurse hangs a 1000-mL intravenous (IV) bag of 5% 2
dextrose in water (D5W) at 0700. The IV is to infuse at 100
mL/hr, and the nurse places a time tape on the IV bag. At
noon the nurse should expect that the infusion line on the
IV bag would be at which point? Refer to figure.
A health care provider prescribes potassium chloride 10
(KCl) elixir, 20 mEq orally daily. The medication label
states potassium chloride (KCl), 30 mEq/15 mL. How
many milliliters should the nurse prepare to administer
the dose? Fill in the blank.
, The medication prescribed is atropine sulfate, 0.4 mg. The 0.4
medication label states atropine sulfate, 0.5 mg/0.5 mL.
How many milliliters will the nurse prepare to administer
to the client? Fill in the blank.
The medication prescription states to administer Administer two Tylenol tablets.
acetaminophen (Tylenol), 650 mg orally for a
temperature of more than 38° C. The medication bottle
states Tylenol (acetaminophen), 325 mg tablets. The nurse
takes the client's temperature and notes that it is 101° F.
The nurse plans to take which action?
A health care provider prescribes an intramuscular (IM) 0.8
dose of 250,000 units of penicillin G benzathine (Bicillin).
The label on the 10-mL ampule sent from the pharmacy
reads penicillin G benzathine 300,000 units/mL. How
much medication will the nurse prepare to administer the
correct dose? Fill in the blank. Record your answer to
one decimal place.
Diphenhydramine hydrochloride (Benadryl) 25 mg orally The dosage is within the safe range.
every 6 hours is prescribed for a child with an allergic
reaction. The child weighs 25 kg. The safe pediatric
dosage is 5 mg/kg/day. What should the nurse determine
about the medication dosage?
The prescription reads to give ondansetron 9
hydrochloride 0.15 mg/kg of body weight 30 minutes
before receiving chemotherapy. The client weighs 132
pounds. How many milligrams (mg) of ondansetron
hydrochloride will the nurse administer? Fill in the blank.
A licensed practical nurse (LPN) is asked to prepare an 21:30
intravenous (IV) infusion of 1000 mL 5% dextrose in
lactated Ringer's at 80 mL/hr to be administered to an
assigned client. The LPN time-tapes the bag with a start
time of 09:00. After making hourly marks on the time-
tape, the LPN notes that which time would mark the
completion time for the bag?
The intravenous prescription is 1000 mL of 0.9% NaCl 21
(normal saline) to run over 12 hours. The drop factor is 15
gtts/1 mL. The nurse plans to adjust the flow rate to how
many gtts/minute? Fill in the blank and record the answer
to the nearest whole number.
