PN EXAM: DOSAGE CALCULATION
PN, 2025/2026 WITH
CORRECT/ACCURATE ANSWERS
A nurse is preparing to administer dextrose 5% in 0.45% sodium
chloride 500 ml IV to infuse over 3 hr. The nurse should set the IV
pump to deliver how many ml/hr?(Round the answer to the
nearest whole number. - CORRECT ANSWERS- 167 ml/hr
A nurse is assisting with the care of a client who is postpartum
and has a prescription to administer oxytocin 10 units IM.
Available is oxytocin 10 units/ml. How many ml should the nurse
plan to administer?(Round the answer to the nearest whole
number. - CORRECT ANSWERS- 1 ml
A nurse is preparing to administer morphine oral solution 30 mg
PO to a client. Available is morphine 4 mg/ml. How many tsp
should the nurse administer?(Round the answer to the nearest
tenth. - CORRECT ANSWERS- 1.5 tsp
A nurse is reviewing a client's prescriptions. The nurse should
contact the provider to clarify which of the following
prescriptions? - CORRECT ANSWERS- Magnesium
hydroxide/aluminum hydroxide PO 1 to 3 hr after meals and at hs
, A nurse is preparing to administer metoclopramide 10 mg IM to a
client. Available is metoclopramide 5mg/ml. How many ml should
the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest whole
number. - CORRECT ANSWERS- 2 ml
A nurse is preparing to administer ondansetron 4 mg IM to a client
who has hyperemesis gravidarum. Available is ondansetron 2
mg/ml. How many ml should the nurse administer?(Round the
answer to the nearest whole number. - CORRECT ANSWERS- 2 ml
A nurse is preparing to administer 0.9% sodium chloride 1000, ml
IV to infuse over 6 hr. The nurse should set the IV infusion pump
to deliver how many ml/hr? (Round the answer to the nearest
whole number. - CORRECT ANSWERS- 167 ml/hr
A nurse is preparing to administer ampicillin 1,000 mg PO per
day, divided in four equal doses. Available is ampicillin 250 mg
capsules. How many capsules should the nurse administer per
dose?(Round the answer to the nearest whole number. - CORRECT
ANSWERS- 1 capsule
A nurse is preparing to administer acyclovir 40 mg PO to a client
who has herpes simplex type 2 virus. Available is acyclovir 200
mg capsules. How many capsules should the nurse administer?
(Round the answer to the nearest whole number. - CORRECT
ANSWERS- 2 capsules
A nurse is preparing to administer Rh (D) immune globulin 300
mcg IM to a client who is at 28 weeks of gestation and has an Rh-
PN, 2025/2026 WITH
CORRECT/ACCURATE ANSWERS
A nurse is preparing to administer dextrose 5% in 0.45% sodium
chloride 500 ml IV to infuse over 3 hr. The nurse should set the IV
pump to deliver how many ml/hr?(Round the answer to the
nearest whole number. - CORRECT ANSWERS- 167 ml/hr
A nurse is assisting with the care of a client who is postpartum
and has a prescription to administer oxytocin 10 units IM.
Available is oxytocin 10 units/ml. How many ml should the nurse
plan to administer?(Round the answer to the nearest whole
number. - CORRECT ANSWERS- 1 ml
A nurse is preparing to administer morphine oral solution 30 mg
PO to a client. Available is morphine 4 mg/ml. How many tsp
should the nurse administer?(Round the answer to the nearest
tenth. - CORRECT ANSWERS- 1.5 tsp
A nurse is reviewing a client's prescriptions. The nurse should
contact the provider to clarify which of the following
prescriptions? - CORRECT ANSWERS- Magnesium
hydroxide/aluminum hydroxide PO 1 to 3 hr after meals and at hs
, A nurse is preparing to administer metoclopramide 10 mg IM to a
client. Available is metoclopramide 5mg/ml. How many ml should
the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest whole
number. - CORRECT ANSWERS- 2 ml
A nurse is preparing to administer ondansetron 4 mg IM to a client
who has hyperemesis gravidarum. Available is ondansetron 2
mg/ml. How many ml should the nurse administer?(Round the
answer to the nearest whole number. - CORRECT ANSWERS- 2 ml
A nurse is preparing to administer 0.9% sodium chloride 1000, ml
IV to infuse over 6 hr. The nurse should set the IV infusion pump
to deliver how many ml/hr? (Round the answer to the nearest
whole number. - CORRECT ANSWERS- 167 ml/hr
A nurse is preparing to administer ampicillin 1,000 mg PO per
day, divided in four equal doses. Available is ampicillin 250 mg
capsules. How many capsules should the nurse administer per
dose?(Round the answer to the nearest whole number. - CORRECT
ANSWERS- 1 capsule
A nurse is preparing to administer acyclovir 40 mg PO to a client
who has herpes simplex type 2 virus. Available is acyclovir 200
mg capsules. How many capsules should the nurse administer?
(Round the answer to the nearest whole number. - CORRECT
ANSWERS- 2 capsules
A nurse is preparing to administer Rh (D) immune globulin 300
mcg IM to a client who is at 28 weeks of gestation and has an Rh-
