Dosage Calculations exam 2026 update
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1. fThefphysicianfordersftofgivefIVfPenicillinf100,000funits.fThefPenicillinfonfhandfisfl
abeledf250,000funits/mL.fHowfmuchfoffthefdrugfwillfyoufadminister?f0.4fmL
2. AdministerfafdosefoffVitaminfKf(Aquamephyton)f0.5fmg.fAvailable:fVitaminfKf1fm
g/1mL.f HowfmanyfmLsfwouldfyoufadminister?f 0.5f mL
3. Morphinefsulfatef6fmgfIVfpushfq4hfforfpain.fOnfhand:fMorphinefsulfatef10fmgfperfm
L.fHowfmanyfmLsfwouldfyoufgive?f0.6fmL
4. Doctorfordersf10funitsfoffinsulinfperfhourfviafinfusionfpump.fInsulinf100funitsf inf25
0fnormalfsalinefsolutionfisfavailable.fHowfmanyfmLfwillfthefnursefsetfthefpumpfon?f
25fmL/hr
5. Order:fKanamycinf(Kantrex)f1fgfpofq6hfxf3fdays.fDrugfavailablefKantrexf500fmg.
fHowfmanyfcapsulesfwillfyoufadministerfperfday?f8fcapsules/day
6. InfectopicfpregnanciesfRhoGamfisfadministered.fOrderfisfforf300fmcgfIM.fOn-
handfisfRhoGamf150mcg/mL.fHowfmanyfmillilitersfwouldfyoufadminister?f2fm
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7. OrderedfisfMisoprostolf(Cytotec)f200fmcgfpoftofbefgivenfq4hfforf24fhours.fOn-
handfisf100fmcgftablet.fHowfmanyftabletsfwouldfyoufadministerfeachfday?f12f
tablets/day
8. MethotrexatefisfgivenfforfmolarfpregnancyfinfserialfIMfinjections.fAnforderfforfMet
hotrexatef25fmgfweeklyfxf4fweeksfwasfwritten.fOn-
handfisfMethotrexatef50fmg/2mLfvial.fHowfmanyfmillimetersfwouldfyoufadminist
erfeachfweek?f1ffmL
9. Dexamethasonefisfusedfinfpretermflaborfpatients.fOrderfisfforf6fmgfeveryf12fhrsf
forf2fdoses.fOn-
handfisfDexamethasonef12fmg/2mLfvial.fHowfmanyfmillimetersfwouldfyoufad
ministerfperfdose?f1fmL
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10. Zofranf(Ordansetron)f8fmgftabletsfpofq4-6fhrsfPRN.fOn-
handfisfZofranf4fmg.fHowfmanyftabletsfwouldfyoufadminister?f2ftablets
11. ThefphysicianforderedfDigoxinf250fmcgfpofqid.fTheflabelfreadsf1ftabletfeq
ualsf0.25fmg.fHowfmanyftabletsfwillfyoufadminister?f1ftablet
12. Thefnonsteroidalfmedicationfnaproxenf(Naprosyn)fhasfbeenfprescribedfforfafpat
ient,f1375fmg/dayfinfdividedfdoses.fEachftabletfcontainsf0.275fg.fHowfmanyftab
letsfequalfthisfdailyfdose?f5ftablets
13. Theforderfisftofgivef600fmgfoffAmpicillinfIMfqhr.fThefdirectionsfforfdilutionfonfthef
2gmfvialfreads:fReconstitutionfwithf4.8fmLfoffsterilefwaterftofobtainfafconcentrat
ionfoff400fmgfperfmL.fHowfmanyfmLfwillfyoufadministerfperfdose?
1.5fmL
14. Thefphysicianforderedf180fmgfoffDilantinfpofq8h.fThefpatientfweighsf98flbs.fThef
labelfoffthefdrugfreadsf250fmgfperf5fmL.fHowfmanyfmillilitersfwillfyoufadminister
ftofthefpatientfperfdose?f3.6fmL
15. ThefphysicianforderedfAmoxicillinf10fmgfIMfq6h.fAmoxicillinfisfsuppliedfinf125fmgf
perf5fmL.fHowfmanyfmillilitersfwillfyoufadministerfperfdose?f0.4fmL
16. Ordered:fAtropinef0.6fmgfIM.fLabelfreadsf0.3mgfperf0.6fmL.fHowfmanyfmill
ilitersfwillfyoufgivefperfdose?f1.2fmL
FluidfMaintenance:fRoundftofthefnearestfwholefnumber.
17. Anfinfantfweighsf40flbs.fWhatfisfthefrequiredfofffluidfperfdayfinfmL?f1,409fmL/
day
18. Infusef695fmLfoverfthefnextf900fminfbyfinfusionfpump.fWhatfisfthefIVfflowfratefi
nfmL/hr?f46fmL/hr
19. Maggie,fwhofweighsf13fkgf1,150fmL/day
20. Reggie,fwhofweighsf24fkgf1,580fmL/day
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