DOSAGE CALCULATION
PRACTICE EXAM 1 LATEST
UPDATE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
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 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
PRACTICE EXAM 1 LATEST
UPDATE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
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 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
