Dosage Calculation 3.0 Medication
Administration Test Question & Answers
2024
A nurse is preparing medication and calculates the dosage as 0.893 mL.
Round this amount to the nearest hundredth, the nurse should
administer how many mL? - Correct Answers ✅0.89 mL
A nurse is preparing to administer potassium chloride powder 20 mEq
PO in 6 oz of water. How many mL of water should the nurse
administer? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a
leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.) - Correct Answers
✅180 mL
A nurse is preparing to administer 0.9% sodium chloride 2,500 mL to
infuse over 12 hr. The nurse should administer how many L? (Round
the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not
use a trailing zero.) - Correct Answers ✅2.5 L
A nurse is preparing a medication and calculates the dosage as 6.25 mL.
Rounding this amount to the nearest tenth, the nurse should
administer how many mL? - Correct Answers ✅6.3 mL
A nurse is preparing to administer erythromycin ethylsuccinate 800 mg
PO every 12 hr. Available is erythromycin ethylsuccinate suspension
400 mg/5 mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose?
(Round the answer to the nearest whole number.) - Correct Answers
✅10 mL
, Dosage Calculation 3.0 Medication
Administration Test Question & Answers
2024
A nurse is preparing to administer codeine 30 mg PO every 4 hr PRN for
pain. The client last received the medication at 1 p.m. The earliest the
nurse should administer the next dose is at which of the following
times? - Correct Answers ✅1700
A nurse is preparing to administer furosemide 40 mg PO in 0.5 oz of
orange juice. How many mL of orange juice should the nurse
administer? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a
leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.) - Correct Answers
✅15 mL
A nurse is preparing to administer 650 mg of acetaminophen syrup to a
client. The amount available is acetaminophen syrup 160 mg/5 mL.
How many tsp should the nurse administer per dose? (round the
answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies.
Do now use a trailing zero.) - Correct Answers ✅4 tsp
A nurse is preparing to administer cephalexin 500 mg PO every 6 hr.
Available is cephalexin suspension 250 mg/5 mL. How many mL should
the nurse administer per dose? (round the answer to the nearest whole
number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.) -
Correct Answers ✅10 mL
Administration Test Question & Answers
2024
A nurse is preparing medication and calculates the dosage as 0.893 mL.
Round this amount to the nearest hundredth, the nurse should
administer how many mL? - Correct Answers ✅0.89 mL
A nurse is preparing to administer potassium chloride powder 20 mEq
PO in 6 oz of water. How many mL of water should the nurse
administer? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a
leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.) - Correct Answers
✅180 mL
A nurse is preparing to administer 0.9% sodium chloride 2,500 mL to
infuse over 12 hr. The nurse should administer how many L? (Round
the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not
use a trailing zero.) - Correct Answers ✅2.5 L
A nurse is preparing a medication and calculates the dosage as 6.25 mL.
Rounding this amount to the nearest tenth, the nurse should
administer how many mL? - Correct Answers ✅6.3 mL
A nurse is preparing to administer erythromycin ethylsuccinate 800 mg
PO every 12 hr. Available is erythromycin ethylsuccinate suspension
400 mg/5 mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose?
(Round the answer to the nearest whole number.) - Correct Answers
✅10 mL
, Dosage Calculation 3.0 Medication
Administration Test Question & Answers
2024
A nurse is preparing to administer codeine 30 mg PO every 4 hr PRN for
pain. The client last received the medication at 1 p.m. The earliest the
nurse should administer the next dose is at which of the following
times? - Correct Answers ✅1700
A nurse is preparing to administer furosemide 40 mg PO in 0.5 oz of
orange juice. How many mL of orange juice should the nurse
administer? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a
leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.) - Correct Answers
✅15 mL
A nurse is preparing to administer 650 mg of acetaminophen syrup to a
client. The amount available is acetaminophen syrup 160 mg/5 mL.
How many tsp should the nurse administer per dose? (round the
answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies.
Do now use a trailing zero.) - Correct Answers ✅4 tsp
A nurse is preparing to administer cephalexin 500 mg PO every 6 hr.
Available is cephalexin suspension 250 mg/5 mL. How many mL should
the nurse administer per dose? (round the answer to the nearest whole
number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.) -
Correct Answers ✅10 mL
