Dosage Calculations NCLEX Questions
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1. The primary health care provider prescribes ibuprofen 5 mg per kg for a
child who weighs 13 pounds. How many milligrams (mg) should the nurse
administer to the child? Fill in the blank. Record your answer using one
decimal place.: 29.5mg
2. A client is to receive 1000 mL of 5% dextrose in water (D5W) at a rate of
100 mL/hr. The drop (gtt) factor is 10 drops (gtt) per mL. The nurse adjusts the
flow rate to deliver how many drops per minute? Fill in the blank. Record your
answer to the nearest whole number.: 17
3. The primary health care provider's prescription reads "levothyroxine, 100
mcg orally daily." The medication label reads "levothyroxine, 0.1 mg/tablet."
The nurse prepares to administer how many tablet(s) to the client? Fill in the
blank.: 1
4. A client is receiving an enteral feeding that delivers 1.5 calories/mL. The
feeding is infusing at 30 mL/hr via a feeding pump. What is the maximal
amount of calories the client should receive in an 8-hour period if the tube
feeding is not interrupted? Fill in the blank.: 360 calories Formula: 30 mL/hr ×
1.5 calories/mL = 45 calories in 1 hr 45 calories : 1 hr :: x calories : 8 (hr) x = 360
calories
5. A primary health care provider prescribes 3000 mL of 0.9% NaCl to run over
24 hours. The drop (gtt) factor is 15 gtt/mL. The nurse plans to adjust the flow
rate at how many drops per minute? Fill in the blank. Record your answer to
the nearest whole number.: 31
6. The medication prescribed is metoclopramide hydrochloride 10 mg intra-
muscularly times one dose. The medication label reads metoclopramide hy-
drochloride 5 mg/mL. The nurse prepares how much medication to administer
the dose?: 2mL
7. A primary health care provider prescribes 1000 mL of 0.9% NaCl to be
infused over a period of 10 hours. The drop (gtt) factor is 20 drops (gtt) per
mL. The nurse adjusts the flow rate at how many drops per minute? Fill in the
blank.: 33
8. A primary health care provider (PHCP) prescribes potassium chloride (KCl)
elixir, 20 mEq orally daily. The medication label states potassium chloride
(KCl), 30 mEq/15 mL. How many milliliters should the nurse prepare to admin-
ister the dose? Fill in the blank.: 10
9. A primary health care provider's prescription reads ciprofloxacin 0.5 g orally
twice daily. The medication label reads ciprofloxacin 500-mg tablets. The nurse
prepares how many tablet(s) to administer 1 dose? Fill in the blank.: 1
10. A primary health care provider prescribes a bolus of 500 mL of 0.9% NaCl
to run over 4 hours. The drop (gtt) factor is 10 drops (gtt) per 1 mL. The nurse
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plans to adjust the flow rate at how many gtt per minute? Fill in the blank.
Record your answer to the nearest whole number.: 21
11. A primary health care provider prescribes zolpidem tartrate 10 mg orally at
bedtime daily. The medication bottle is labeled zolpidem tartrate 5-mg tablets.
The nurse prepares how many tablet(s) to administer 1 dose? Fill in the
blank.: 2 tablets Rationale: Desired/Available X Quantity= Tablets per dose
12. A primary health care provider's prescription reads "ketorolac 30 mg intra-
muscular every 6 hours as needed." The medication label reads "ketorolac 15
mg/mL." The nurse prepares to administer how many milliliters to the client?
Fill in the blank.: 2mL
13. A primary health care provider prescribes phenobarbital, 10 mg by mouth
daily. The medication bottle is labeled 15 mg/5 mL. How many milliliters (mL)
will the nurse administer? Fill in the blank. Record your answer using 1
decimal place.: 10 mg/ 15 mg x 5 mL = 3.3 mL
14. A client is prescribed oral lorazepam 4 mg daily. The medication label
reads 2 mg/mL. To ensure the correct dose, the nurse administers how many
milliliters per dose? Fill in the blank.: 2ml
15. A primary health care provider prescribes digoxin 0.5 mg orally daily for a
client with heart failure. The medication label states "0.25 mg per tablet." How
many tablet(s) will the nurse administer to the client? Fill in the blank.: 2tablets
16. The primary health care provider prescribes 1000 mL of 5% dextrose
in water (D5W) to run at 125 mL/hr. The nurse calculates the infusion rate,
knowing that it will take how many hours for 1 liter (L) to infuse? Fill in the
blank.: 8
17. Cloxacillin sodium 100 mg orally every 8 hours is prescribed for a child with
an elevated temperature who is suspected of having a respiratory tract infec-
tion. The child weighs 17 pounds. The safe pediatric dosage is 50 mg/kg/day.
Which statement accurately describes the prescribed dosage for this: SAFE
DOSAGE
18. A primary health care provider's prescription reads atenolol 0.025 grams
orally daily. The medication bottle reads atenolol 50-mg tablets. The nurse
prepares how many tablet(s) to administer the dose? Fill in the blank. Record
the answer to one decimal place.: 0.5 tablets
19. The nurse hangs a 1000-mL intravenous (IV) bag of 5% dextrose in water
(D5W) at 0700. The IV is to infuse at 100 mL/hr, and the nurse places a time
tape on the IV bag. At noon the nurse should expect that the infusion line on
the IV bag would be at which point? Refer to figure.: 2
20. The nurse is asked to regulate the flow rate of an intravenous (IV) solution
being administered to a client. The IV bag contains 50 mL of solution & the
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1. The primary health care provider prescribes ibuprofen 5 mg per kg for a
child who weighs 13 pounds. How many milligrams (mg) should the nurse
administer to the child? Fill in the blank. Record your answer using one
decimal place.: 29.5mg
2. A client is to receive 1000 mL of 5% dextrose in water (D5W) at a rate of
100 mL/hr. The drop (gtt) factor is 10 drops (gtt) per mL. The nurse adjusts the
flow rate to deliver how many drops per minute? Fill in the blank. Record your
answer to the nearest whole number.: 17
3. The primary health care provider's prescription reads "levothyroxine, 100
mcg orally daily." The medication label reads "levothyroxine, 0.1 mg/tablet."
The nurse prepares to administer how many tablet(s) to the client? Fill in the
blank.: 1
4. A client is receiving an enteral feeding that delivers 1.5 calories/mL. The
feeding is infusing at 30 mL/hr via a feeding pump. What is the maximal
amount of calories the client should receive in an 8-hour period if the tube
feeding is not interrupted? Fill in the blank.: 360 calories Formula: 30 mL/hr ×
1.5 calories/mL = 45 calories in 1 hr 45 calories : 1 hr :: x calories : 8 (hr) x = 360
calories
5. A primary health care provider prescribes 3000 mL of 0.9% NaCl to run over
24 hours. The drop (gtt) factor is 15 gtt/mL. The nurse plans to adjust the flow
rate at how many drops per minute? Fill in the blank. Record your answer to
the nearest whole number.: 31
6. The medication prescribed is metoclopramide hydrochloride 10 mg intra-
muscularly times one dose. The medication label reads metoclopramide hy-
drochloride 5 mg/mL. The nurse prepares how much medication to administer
the dose?: 2mL
7. A primary health care provider prescribes 1000 mL of 0.9% NaCl to be
infused over a period of 10 hours. The drop (gtt) factor is 20 drops (gtt) per
mL. The nurse adjusts the flow rate at how many drops per minute? Fill in the
blank.: 33
8. A primary health care provider (PHCP) prescribes potassium chloride (KCl)
elixir, 20 mEq orally daily. The medication label states potassium chloride
(KCl), 30 mEq/15 mL. How many milliliters should the nurse prepare to admin-
ister the dose? Fill in the blank.: 10
9. A primary health care provider's prescription reads ciprofloxacin 0.5 g orally
twice daily. The medication label reads ciprofloxacin 500-mg tablets. The nurse
prepares how many tablet(s) to administer 1 dose? Fill in the blank.: 1
10. A primary health care provider prescribes a bolus of 500 mL of 0.9% NaCl
to run over 4 hours. The drop (gtt) factor is 10 drops (gtt) per 1 mL. The nurse
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plans to adjust the flow rate at how many gtt per minute? Fill in the blank.
Record your answer to the nearest whole number.: 21
11. A primary health care provider prescribes zolpidem tartrate 10 mg orally at
bedtime daily. The medication bottle is labeled zolpidem tartrate 5-mg tablets.
The nurse prepares how many tablet(s) to administer 1 dose? Fill in the
blank.: 2 tablets Rationale: Desired/Available X Quantity= Tablets per dose
12. A primary health care provider's prescription reads "ketorolac 30 mg intra-
muscular every 6 hours as needed." The medication label reads "ketorolac 15
mg/mL." The nurse prepares to administer how many milliliters to the client?
Fill in the blank.: 2mL
13. A primary health care provider prescribes phenobarbital, 10 mg by mouth
daily. The medication bottle is labeled 15 mg/5 mL. How many milliliters (mL)
will the nurse administer? Fill in the blank. Record your answer using 1
decimal place.: 10 mg/ 15 mg x 5 mL = 3.3 mL
14. A client is prescribed oral lorazepam 4 mg daily. The medication label
reads 2 mg/mL. To ensure the correct dose, the nurse administers how many
milliliters per dose? Fill in the blank.: 2ml
15. A primary health care provider prescribes digoxin 0.5 mg orally daily for a
client with heart failure. The medication label states "0.25 mg per tablet." How
many tablet(s) will the nurse administer to the client? Fill in the blank.: 2tablets
16. The primary health care provider prescribes 1000 mL of 5% dextrose
in water (D5W) to run at 125 mL/hr. The nurse calculates the infusion rate,
knowing that it will take how many hours for 1 liter (L) to infuse? Fill in the
blank.: 8
17. Cloxacillin sodium 100 mg orally every 8 hours is prescribed for a child with
an elevated temperature who is suspected of having a respiratory tract infec-
tion. The child weighs 17 pounds. The safe pediatric dosage is 50 mg/kg/day.
Which statement accurately describes the prescribed dosage for this: SAFE
DOSAGE
18. A primary health care provider's prescription reads atenolol 0.025 grams
orally daily. The medication bottle reads atenolol 50-mg tablets. The nurse
prepares how many tablet(s) to administer the dose? Fill in the blank. Record
the answer to one decimal place.: 0.5 tablets
19. The nurse hangs a 1000-mL intravenous (IV) bag of 5% dextrose in water
(D5W) at 0700. The IV is to infuse at 100 mL/hr, and the nurse places a time
tape on the IV bag. At noon the nurse should expect that the infusion line on
the IV bag would be at which point? Refer to figure.: 2
20. The nurse is asked to regulate the flow rate of an intravenous (IV) solution
being administered to a client. The IV bag contains 50 mL of solution & the
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