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A patient has an order for 2 tabs
Chloromycetin, 500 mg every 6
hours. The drug comes in 250 mg
capsules. What would the nurse
administer?
A nurse is to administer 150 mg of a 1.5 mL
drug intramuscularly. The label on
the multidose vials reads 100 mg/mL.
How much would the nurse give?
A nurse is to administer 30 mg of 0.75 mL
furosemide (Lasix) to a client with
congestive heart failure (CHF). The
vial contains 40 mg/mL. Which is the
correct dose to administer?
,The nurse is providing discharge 2.4 mL
teaching for a client who has been
prescribed 600 mg of an oral liquid
medication. The mother shows the
nurse the label of the medication,
which reads: 250 mg/mL. The nurse
would instruct the mother to give
how many milliliters?
A child is to receive 500 mg of an 10 mL
antibiotic suspension. The label on
the bottle reads 250 mg/5 mL. The
nurse should administer how much of
the suspension in one dose?
A health care provider orders 250 2.5 mL
mg of an antibiotic suspension. The
label on the suspension reads "500
mg/5 mL." How much would the
nurse administer?
The client is to be given ascorbic 4 tabs
acid 1 g daily by mouth. The
medication comes in a container convert grams to mg (Times by 1000)
labeled, "Ascorbic Acid 250 mg = (1 gram)(1000)=1000mg
tablets." How much will the nurse =1000mg/250mg= 4 tablets
give?
The PCP orders amoxicillin 250 mg 10 mL
by mouth two times a day. The drug
label reads "Amoxicillin 125 mg/5 ml."
How much will the nurse administer?
, A nurse is to administer 175 mg of a 1.7 mL
medication intramuscularly. The label
on the multidose vial states that the
concentration is 100 mg/mL. What
volume of the drug should the nurse
administer?
The nurse is preparing to administer 1.3 mL
80 mg of Solu-medrol intravenously
(IV) to a client with pneumonia. The
vial states that it has 120 mg per 2 mL.
The nurse would correctly draw up
which amount?
The health care provider prescribes 2 tabs
ascorbic acid 0.5 g daily. The drug
label reads ascorbic acid 250 mg. convert grams first
The nurse would administer how (0.5grams) (1000mg)= 500mg
many tablets? = 500mg/250mg= 2 tablets
A client is being treated for 2 tabs
congestive heart failure (CHF) and is
to receive 0.5 milligrams of digoxin, convert milligrams to MICROgrams= (0.5)(1000)
which is available in 250-microgram =500/250= 2 tablets
tablets. The nurse would correctly
administer how many tablets?
The nurse is to administer 25 mg of 0.5 mL
meperidine (Demerol). The vial states
that it contains meperidine 50mg/1
mL. How much medication should
the nurse draw up for the ordered
dosage?
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A patient has an order for 2 tabs
Chloromycetin, 500 mg every 6
hours. The drug comes in 250 mg
capsules. What would the nurse
administer?
A nurse is to administer 150 mg of a 1.5 mL
drug intramuscularly. The label on
the multidose vials reads 100 mg/mL.
How much would the nurse give?
A nurse is to administer 30 mg of 0.75 mL
furosemide (Lasix) to a client with
congestive heart failure (CHF). The
vial contains 40 mg/mL. Which is the
correct dose to administer?
,The nurse is providing discharge 2.4 mL
teaching for a client who has been
prescribed 600 mg of an oral liquid
medication. The mother shows the
nurse the label of the medication,
which reads: 250 mg/mL. The nurse
would instruct the mother to give
how many milliliters?
A child is to receive 500 mg of an 10 mL
antibiotic suspension. The label on
the bottle reads 250 mg/5 mL. The
nurse should administer how much of
the suspension in one dose?
A health care provider orders 250 2.5 mL
mg of an antibiotic suspension. The
label on the suspension reads "500
mg/5 mL." How much would the
nurse administer?
The client is to be given ascorbic 4 tabs
acid 1 g daily by mouth. The
medication comes in a container convert grams to mg (Times by 1000)
labeled, "Ascorbic Acid 250 mg = (1 gram)(1000)=1000mg
tablets." How much will the nurse =1000mg/250mg= 4 tablets
give?
The PCP orders amoxicillin 250 mg 10 mL
by mouth two times a day. The drug
label reads "Amoxicillin 125 mg/5 ml."
How much will the nurse administer?
, A nurse is to administer 175 mg of a 1.7 mL
medication intramuscularly. The label
on the multidose vial states that the
concentration is 100 mg/mL. What
volume of the drug should the nurse
administer?
The nurse is preparing to administer 1.3 mL
80 mg of Solu-medrol intravenously
(IV) to a client with pneumonia. The
vial states that it has 120 mg per 2 mL.
The nurse would correctly draw up
which amount?
The health care provider prescribes 2 tabs
ascorbic acid 0.5 g daily. The drug
label reads ascorbic acid 250 mg. convert grams first
The nurse would administer how (0.5grams) (1000mg)= 500mg
many tablets? = 500mg/250mg= 2 tablets
A client is being treated for 2 tabs
congestive heart failure (CHF) and is
to receive 0.5 milligrams of digoxin, convert milligrams to MICROgrams= (0.5)(1000)
which is available in 250-microgram =500/250= 2 tablets
tablets. The nurse would correctly
administer how many tablets?
The nurse is to administer 25 mg of 0.5 mL
meperidine (Demerol). The vial states
that it contains meperidine 50mg/1
mL. How much medication should
the nurse draw up for the ordered
dosage?
