Dosage Calculation Practice Exam 1
A patient has an order for Chloromycetin, 500 mg every 6 hours. The drug comes
in 250 mg capsules. What would the nurse administer?
2 tabs
A nurse is to administer 150 mg of a drug intramuscularly. The label on the
multidose vials reads 100 mg/mL. How much would the nurse give?
1.5 mL
A nurse is to administer 30 mg of furosemide (Lasix) to a client with congestive
heart failure (CHF). The vial contains 40 mg/mL. Which is the correct dose to
administer?
0.75 mL
The nurse is providing discharge 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?
2.4 mL
A child is to receive 500 mg of an antibiotic suspension. The label on the bottle
reads 250 mg/5 mL. The nurse should administer how much of the suspension in
one dose?
10 mL
A health care provider orders 250 mg of an antibiotic suspension. The label on
the suspension reads "500 mg/5 mL." How much would the nurse administer?
2.5 mL
The client is to be given ascorbic acid 1 g daily by mouth. The medication comes
in a container labeled, "Ascorbic Acid 250 mg tablets." How much will the nurse
give?
4 tabs
The PCP orders amoxicillin 250 mg by mouth two times a day. The drug label
reads "Amoxicillin 125 mg/5 ml." How much will the nurse administer?
10 mL
A nurse is to administer 175 mg of a 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?
1.7 mL
The nurse is preparing to administer 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?
1.3 mL
The health care provider prescribes ascorbic acid 0.5 g daily. The drug label
reads ascorbic acid 250 mg. The nurse would administer how many tablets?
2 tabs
A client is being treated for congestive heart failure (CHF) and is to receive 0.5
milligrams of digoxin, which is available in 250-microgram tablets. The nurse
would correctly administer how many tablets?
A patient has an order for Chloromycetin, 500 mg every 6 hours. The drug comes
in 250 mg capsules. What would the nurse administer?
2 tabs
A nurse is to administer 150 mg of a drug intramuscularly. The label on the
multidose vials reads 100 mg/mL. How much would the nurse give?
1.5 mL
A nurse is to administer 30 mg of furosemide (Lasix) to a client with congestive
heart failure (CHF). The vial contains 40 mg/mL. Which is the correct dose to
administer?
0.75 mL
The nurse is providing discharge 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?
2.4 mL
A child is to receive 500 mg of an antibiotic suspension. The label on the bottle
reads 250 mg/5 mL. The nurse should administer how much of the suspension in
one dose?
10 mL
A health care provider orders 250 mg of an antibiotic suspension. The label on
the suspension reads "500 mg/5 mL." How much would the nurse administer?
2.5 mL
The client is to be given ascorbic acid 1 g daily by mouth. The medication comes
in a container labeled, "Ascorbic Acid 250 mg tablets." How much will the nurse
give?
4 tabs
The PCP orders amoxicillin 250 mg by mouth two times a day. The drug label
reads "Amoxicillin 125 mg/5 ml." How much will the nurse administer?
10 mL
A nurse is to administer 175 mg of a 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?
1.7 mL
The nurse is preparing to administer 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?
1.3 mL
The health care provider prescribes ascorbic acid 0.5 g daily. The drug label
reads ascorbic acid 250 mg. The nurse would administer how many tablets?
2 tabs
A client is being treated for congestive heart failure (CHF) and is to receive 0.5
milligrams of digoxin, which is available in 250-microgram tablets. The nurse
would correctly administer how many tablets?
