QUESTIONS AND SOLVED ANSWERS |GRADED A+
The physician orders 10 mg of a drug IV. Available is 16
mg/mL. You should administer ______mL.(record your
answer using one decimal place) - ANSWER-0.6
The patient weighs 700 grams. You are given orders to
administer a medication 1 mEq/kg IV. The medication is
available in 0.5 mEq/mL. The dose to be given would be
_______mL. (record your answer using one decimal place) -
ANSWER-NOT 140
The physician orders 300 mg oral suspension PO q8 hours.
Available is 375 mg/5 mL. You should administer _____ mL. -
ANSWER-4
The physician has written an order for a medication, 3,000
units to be given SQ. You have on hand 5,000 units/mL. You
will administer _______mL. - ANSWER-3000/5000 *1
= 0.6mL
The surgeon orders for 75 mg of a medication to be given IV
push. The medication is available in a concentration of 125
, mg/2 mL. You will administer ____mL to the patient. (record
your answer using one decimal place) - ANSWER-1.2
The physician has written an order for a medication, 3,000
units to be given SQ. You have on hand 5,000 units/mL. You
will administer _______mL. - ANSWER-3000/5000 *1
= 0.6mL
The surgeon orders for 75 mg of a medication to be given IV
push. The medication is available in a concentration of 125
mg/2 mL. You will administer ____mL to the patient. (record
your answer using one decimal place) - ANSWER-1.2
The sliding scale order states: [FORMULA: (BG-100)÷30]=
number of units of insulin to be given. At 1600 the patient's
blood glucose is 150. You will administer _____ units of
insulin (round to the nearest whole number). - ANSWER-150-
100/30
=1.66
rounded to nearest whole number = 2
Your patient's blood glucose is 302 mg/dL. The sliding scale
order is to administer insulin using this formula: [FORMULA:
(BG-100)÷40]= number of units to administer. Based upon
your patient's glucose, you should administer ____ units of