ATI Dosage Calculations Final Exam Version 1 (V1) (2023) 110 Verified Answered Questions Graded A+

ATI Dosage Calculations Final Exam Version 1 (V1) (2023) 110 Verified Answered Questions Graded A+ Name: ________________________________________ Date: _____________________ 1. Furosemide 50mg IV push now. Available: Furosemide 40mg/10mL How many mL will you give? Answer ________________12.5 2. The IV order is for D5W to infuse at 100 mL/hr. The drop factor is 10 gtt/mL. How many drops per minute (gtt/min) should the IV be regulated? Answer ________________17 3. 4 Tablespoons = ______________teaspoons? Answer ________________12 4. Order: Cinoxacin 1 g/day, PO, in two divided doses Drug available: 500 mg capsules How many milligrams would you give per dose? Answer ________________500 5. The medication order is to administer Prozac 40 mg PO qid.Available: Prozac liquid 20 mg per 5 mL How many mL will you administer? Answer ________________10 6. Order: 35 mg of a medication by mouth tid Patient weight: 99 pounds Safe dose range: 2 to 4 mg/kg/day This is a safe medication order. A) True B) False Answer ________________A) True 7. The nurse wants to give 2 g of magnesium sulfate and has available a medication labeled 50% magnesium sulfate in 20 mL. How many mL will the nurse administer? Answer ________________4 8. The BSA of a 5-year-old patient is 0.9 m2 Medication order: Carmustine 75 mg/m2 every day times 2 days Available: 100 mg/10 mL vial The patient would receive a dose of _____ mL/day times 2 days. Answer ________________6.8 9. Order: LR 1000 mL at 90 mL/hr. How many hours are required to administer the following fluid at the given rate? Answer ________________11.1 10. The BSA of a patient who is 3 years old is 0.62 m2. Medication order: Daunorubicin 25 mg/m2 weekly Available: 2 mg/mL in 25 mL vial The patient would receive a dose of _____ mg/week. Answer ________________15.5 11. Medication order: lidocaine, continuous infusion at 2 mg/min on the infusion pump. Available: IV of 500 mL D5W with 2 g lidocaine added What will be the hourly rate for the infusion pump (mL/hour)? Answer ________________30 12. Patient weight: 32 kg Medication order: Nitroprusside 2 mcg/kg/min Pediatric dose: 200-500 mcg/kg/hr Drug available: Nitroprusside 50 mg/5 mL Dilution: 50.5 mg in 250 mL of NS at 19 mL/hr Will this dilution deliver 2 mcg/kg/min? A) True B) False Answer ________________A) True 13. What is the weight in pounds of someone who weighs 100 KGs? Answer: ________________220 14. Calculate the total dose of a medication to be administered if a patient weighs 22 pounds and is to be given 60 mg/kg/day? Answer ________________600 15. Order: D5 1/4 1000 mL at 100 mL/hr. How many hours are required to administer the following fluid at the given rate? Answer ________________10 16. Medication order: Meperidine (Demerol) 35 mg, IM, q4–6h, prn. Using the following drug label, how many milliliters of Demerol would you give per dose? Answer ________________0.7 17. Medication order: Heparin 25,000 units in 500 mL, infuse 4000 units/hrHow many mL per hour do you need to infuse to deliver 4000 units/hr? Answer ________________80 18. Order: D10W at 40 mL/hr. What is the drop rate per minute if the drop factor is 15 gtt/mL? Answer ________________10 19. Medication order: Meperidine 70 mg and Atropine sulfate 0.4 mg, IM, STAT. Using the following drug labels, how many milliliters of meperidine would you give? Answer ________________0.7 20. Medication on hand: Insulin 50 units in 100 mL How many units per mL? Answer ________________0.5 21. Order: Clindamycin 300 mg, PO, q8hAvailable: Clindamycin 75 mg/mL How many milliliters of clindamycin will you give per dose? Answer ________________4 22. The medication order is for Amiken IV for a 45-pound child. Calculate the dosage if the normal pediatric dose is 15 mg/kg. Answer ________________306.82 23. Convert 422 grams to kilograms. Answer ________________0.42 24. The doctor overs Amoxicillin 1 gram in 1000 mls of normal saline over 8 hours. What is the rate in mls/hours? Answer ________________125 25. Order: Cephalexin 0.5 g, PO, q6h. Using the following drug label, how many milligrams equal 0.5 g? Answer ________________500 26. Order: Cloxacillin 1 g/d, PO, in four divided doses, q6h. Using the following drug label, how many capsule(s) would you give per dose? Answer ________________1 27. Medication order: Dobutamine 250 mg in 250 mL at 4.5 mcg/kg/minPatient Weight: 125 lb Calculate the flow rate in milliliters per hour. Answer ________________15.34 28. What should the nurse do if the medication order is not legible? A) Call the prescriber for clarification B) Do the best he or she can to interpret the drug order C) Refuse to give the medication D) Call the pharmacy for interpretation of the drug order Answer ________________ A) Call the prescriber for clarification 29. Medication order: Meperidine 70 mg and Atropine sulfate 0.4 mg, IM, STAT. Using the following drug labels, how many milliliters of Atropine would you give? Answer ________________1 30. Medication order: Amikacin 500 mg/IM, q12hPatient's weight: 149 lb How many kilograms does the patient weigh? Answer ________________67.7 31. Medication order: Dyphylline 0.5 g, IM, q6h Drug available: Dyphylline 250 mg/mL How many milliliters of dyphylline would you give per dose? Answer ________________2 32. Medication order: Oxacillin 250 mg, IM, q6h. Using the following drug label, how many milliliters of oxacillin would you give per dose? Answer ________________1.5 33. Order: Amoxicillin 200 mg, PO, q8h Using the following drug label, how many milliliters of Amoxicillin would you give per dose? Answer ________________4 34. Convert 90 mcg to mg. Answer ________________0.09 35. Order: Ethambutol HCl 800 mg, PO, daily Parameter: 15 mg/kg/d Patient weight: 121 lb How many kilograms does your patient weigh? Answer ________________55 36. Medication order: Diabinese 0.1 g PO daily The drug container label reads: Diabinese 100 mg/tablet How many tablets will you give? Answer ________________1 37. The patient is to receive 500 mL of D5W with 20 units of synthetic oxytocin (Pitocin) IV at the rate of 0.004 units/min. How many mL per hour will the patient receive? Answer ________________6 38. Order: Amoxicillin/clavulanate (Augmentin) 0.25 g, PO, q8h Using the following label, how many milliliters of Augmentin will you give per dose? Answer ________________10 39. Medication order: magnesium sulfate 9 g IV Available: magnesium sulfate 50% in 50 mL vials How many mL will the nurse administer? Answer ________________18 40. Order: methyldopa (Aldomet) 0.75 g, PO, bid. Using the following drug label, how many milligrams ofAldomet should the patient receive per day? Answer ________________1500 41. Medication order: Ampicillin 500 mg, IM, q6h. Using the following drug label, how many milliliters of diluent would you add to the ampicillin vial? Answer ________________3.5 42. Medication on hand: Heparin 25,000 units in 500 mL How many units per mL Answer ________________50 43. If 300 mL of a 15% solution is being prepared, ___ mL of medication solution (solute) will be used. Answer ________________45 44. Child's BSA: 1.1 m2 Medication order: Betamethasone 4 mg/m2/day PO, divided into four doses Available: syrup 0.6mg/5ml How many mL will you administer per dose? Answer ________________9.17 45. Order: Doxycycline monohydrate (Vibramycin) 100 mg, PO, initially, then 100 mg, PO, in two divided doses per day