An ophthalmic solution contains 1 mg dexamethasone phosphate/mL. How many mg
dexamethasone phosphate are provided by 2 drops of the solution if the eye dropper
delivers 20 drops/mL?
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0.1 mg
A patient is to receive 1.5 liters of NS running at 45 gets/min using a 15 gtts/ml IV
tubing set. Calculate the total infusion time in hours. Round to nearest tenth.
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8.3 hours
,The order is for 400mcg of thyroxin. The label reads 0.2 mg tablets.
How many tablets would you give?
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2 tablets
Given Info:
Glycerin = 10 mL
ZnO = 25 g
Ointment base qs 100 g
Sp.gr. of glycerin is 1.25
How many g ointment base need to be weighed?
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62.5 g
An order is written for phenytoin IV. A loading dose of 15 mg/kg is to be infused at 0.5
mg/kg is to be infused at 0.5 mg/kg/min for a 33 pound child. The pharmacy has
phenytoin injection solution 50 mg/ml in a 5 ml vial in stock. The pharmacist will put
the dose into 50 ml NS. Over how many minutes should the dose be administered?
Round to nearest whole number.
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30 minutes
,A RPh had 5 g codeine phosphate which she used in filling 3 Rxs for capsules as
follows: viii caps each containing 0.0325 g; xii caps each containing 0.015 g; xviii caps
each containing 0.008 g. How much codeine phosphate remained in the RPh's
inventory?
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4.416 g
A client experiencing cardiogenic shock receives a prescription for an IV infusion of
0.9% normal saline with milrinone (Primacor) 10 mg in 100 ml at a rate of 46
mcg/minute. The nurse should program the infusion pump to deliver how many
ml/hour? (Enter numeric value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest
whole number.)
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28
First calculate the number of mcg/hour: 46 mcg x 60 minutes = 2760
mcg/hour. Next calculate the number of ml/hour needed to administer
2760 mcg/hour: 10,000 mcg : 100 ml :: 2760 mcg : X 10, :: 100 / X
10,000X = 276000 X = 27.6 (rounded to) 28 ml/hour.
An IV infusion of dextrose 5% in normal saline with oxytocin (Pitocin) 20 units in 1,000
ml is prescribed for a client to control postpartum bleeding. The solution is to be
administered at a rate of 2 mu/minute. The nurse should program the infusion pump to
administer how many ml/hour? (Enter numeric value only. If rounding is required,
round to the nearest whole number.)
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First calculate the number of units/hour. 0.002 units/minute x 60 minutes =
0.12 units/hour. Next calculate the number of ml/hour needed to administer
0.12 units/hour. 20 units : 1,000 ml :: 0.12 units : X 20/0.12 :: 1,000/X 20X : 120 X
=6
The order is for 60mg. The label reads 60 mg/2 ml. You would give ___ml.
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2ml
The pharmacist has an order for heparin 25,000 units in 250 ml D5W to infuse at 2,000
units/hour. The infusion set delivers 60 drops per milliliter. How many drops does the
patient receive per minute?
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20 drops/min
IM
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intramuscular
dexamethasone phosphate are provided by 2 drops of the solution if the eye dropper
delivers 20 drops/mL?
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0.1 mg
A patient is to receive 1.5 liters of NS running at 45 gets/min using a 15 gtts/ml IV
tubing set. Calculate the total infusion time in hours. Round to nearest tenth.
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8.3 hours
,The order is for 400mcg of thyroxin. The label reads 0.2 mg tablets.
How many tablets would you give?
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2 tablets
Given Info:
Glycerin = 10 mL
ZnO = 25 g
Ointment base qs 100 g
Sp.gr. of glycerin is 1.25
How many g ointment base need to be weighed?
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62.5 g
An order is written for phenytoin IV. A loading dose of 15 mg/kg is to be infused at 0.5
mg/kg is to be infused at 0.5 mg/kg/min for a 33 pound child. The pharmacy has
phenytoin injection solution 50 mg/ml in a 5 ml vial in stock. The pharmacist will put
the dose into 50 ml NS. Over how many minutes should the dose be administered?
Round to nearest whole number.
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30 minutes
,A RPh had 5 g codeine phosphate which she used in filling 3 Rxs for capsules as
follows: viii caps each containing 0.0325 g; xii caps each containing 0.015 g; xviii caps
each containing 0.008 g. How much codeine phosphate remained in the RPh's
inventory?
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4.416 g
A client experiencing cardiogenic shock receives a prescription for an IV infusion of
0.9% normal saline with milrinone (Primacor) 10 mg in 100 ml at a rate of 46
mcg/minute. The nurse should program the infusion pump to deliver how many
ml/hour? (Enter numeric value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest
whole number.)
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28
First calculate the number of mcg/hour: 46 mcg x 60 minutes = 2760
mcg/hour. Next calculate the number of ml/hour needed to administer
2760 mcg/hour: 10,000 mcg : 100 ml :: 2760 mcg : X 10, :: 100 / X
10,000X = 276000 X = 27.6 (rounded to) 28 ml/hour.
An IV infusion of dextrose 5% in normal saline with oxytocin (Pitocin) 20 units in 1,000
ml is prescribed for a client to control postpartum bleeding. The solution is to be
administered at a rate of 2 mu/minute. The nurse should program the infusion pump to
administer how many ml/hour? (Enter numeric value only. If rounding is required,
round to the nearest whole number.)
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, 6
First calculate the number of units/hour. 0.002 units/minute x 60 minutes =
0.12 units/hour. Next calculate the number of ml/hour needed to administer
0.12 units/hour. 20 units : 1,000 ml :: 0.12 units : X 20/0.12 :: 1,000/X 20X : 120 X
=6
The order is for 60mg. The label reads 60 mg/2 ml. You would give ___ml.
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2ml
The pharmacist has an order for heparin 25,000 units in 250 ml D5W to infuse at 2,000
units/hour. The infusion set delivers 60 drops per milliliter. How many drops does the
patient receive per minute?
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20 drops/min
IM
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intramuscular
