2024 PN FUNDAMENTALS DOSAGE CALCULATION ONLINE PRACTICE ASSESSMENT 3.0 COMPLETE 25 ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS (A NEW UPDATED VERSION)

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Apnursepisppreparingptopadministerpcodeinep20pmgpPOpeveryp6phrpPRNppain.pAvailablepispcodeinepor

alpsolutionp10pmg/p5pmL.pHowpmanypmLpshouldpthepnursepadministerpperpdose?




(Roundptopthepnearestpwholepnumber.pUsepapleadingpzeropifpitpapplies.pDopnotpusepaptrailingpzero.)

✔✔Answer:p10pmL




FollowpthesepstepspforpthepRatiopandpProportionpmethodpofpcalculation:pStep

1:pWhatpispthepunitpofpmeasurementpthepnursepshouldpcalculate?pmL
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Stepp2:pWhatpispthepdosepthepnursepshouldpadminister?pDoseptopadministerp=pDesiredp20pmgpSt

epp3:pWhatpispthepdosepavailable?pDosepavailablep=pHavep10pmg

Stepp4:pShouldpthepnursepconvertpthepunitspofpmeasurement?pNopStep

p 5:pWhatpispthepquantitypofpthepdosepavailable?p5pmL

Stepp6:pSetpuppanpequationpandpsolvepforpX.pHave/Quantity

p =pDesired/X

10pmg/p5pmLp=p20pmg/pXpmLpX

p mLp=p10pmL

,Stepp7:pRoundpifpnecessary.

Stepp8:pDeterminepwhetherpthepamountptopadministerpmakespsense.pIfpthereparep10pmg/5pmLpandpt

hepprescriptionpreadsp20pmg,pitpmakespsenseptopadministerp10pmL.pThepnursepshouldpadministerpc

odeineporalpsolutionp10pmLpPOpeveryp6phrpPRNppain.




Apnursepisppreparingptopadministerpeszopiclonep2,000pmcgpPOptopapclient.pHowpmanypmgpshouldpt

hepnursepadminister?




(Roundptopthepnearestpwholepnumber.pUsepapleadingpzeropifpitpapplies.pDopnotpusepaptrailingpzero.)

✔✔Answer:p2pmg




FollowpthesepstepspforpthepRatiopandpProportionpmethodpofpcalculation:pStep

1:pWhatpispthepunitpofpmeasurementpthepnursepshouldpcalculate?pmg
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Stepp2:pWhatpispthepdosepthepnursepshouldpadminister?pDoseptopadministerp=pDesiredp2,000pmcgpStepp

3:pWhatpispthepdosepavailable?pDosepavailablep=pHavep1pmg

Stepp4:pShouldpthepnursepconvertpthepunitspofpmeasurement?pYesp(mcgpdoespnotpequalpmg)p1,

000pmcg/1pmgp=p2,000pmcg/Xpmg

Xpmgp=p2pmg

Stepp5:pRoundpifpnecessary.

,Stepp6:pDeterminepwhetherpthepamountptopadministerpmakespsense.pIfpthepprescriptionpreadsp2,000p

mcgpandp1,000pmcgpequalsp1pmg,pitpmakespsenseptopadministerp2pmg.pThepnursepshouldpadministerpe

szopiclonep2pmgpPO.




Apnursepisppreparingptopadministerptobramycinp4pmg/kg/daypIMpdividedpinpthreepequalpdosesptopapp

atientpwhopweighsp60pkg.pAvailablepisptobramycinp40pmg/mL.pHowpmanypmLpshouldpthepnursepad

ministerpperpdose?




(Roundptopthepnearestpwholepnumber.pUsepapleadingpzeropifpitpapplies.pDopnotpusepaptrailingpzero.)

✔✔Answer:p2pmL




FollowpthesepstepspforpthepRatiopandpProportionpmethodpofpcalculation:pStep

1:pWhatpispthepunitpofpmeasurementpthepnursepshouldpcalculate?pmgpStepp2:p
p




SetpuppanpequationpandpsolvepforpX.

Xp=pDosepperpkgp×pClient'spweightpinpkgpX

p mgp=p4pmg/kgp×p60pkg

Xpmgp=p240pmg

Thepdosepispdividedpintopthreepequalpdoses;ptherefore,pdividepXpbyp3.p240p

mgp=p80pmg3

, Stepp3:pWhatpispthepunitpofpmeasurementpthepnursepshouldpcalculate?pmL

Stepp4:pWhatpispthepdosepthepnursepshouldpadminister?pDoseptopadministerp=pDesiredp80pmgpSt

epp5:pWhatpispthepdosepavailable?pDosepavailablep=pHavep40pmg

Stepp6:pShouldpthepnursepconvertpthepunitspofpmeasurement?pNopStep

p 7:pWhatpispthepquantitypofpthepdosepavailable?p1pmL

Stepp8:pSetpuppanpequationpandpsolvepforpX.pHave/Quantity

p =pDesired/X

40pmg/1pmLp=p80pmg/XpmLp

XpmLp=p2pmL

Stepp9:pRoundpifpnecessary.

Stepp10:pDeterminepwhetherpthepamountptopadministerpmakespsense.pIfpthereparep40pmg/mLpandpt

hepprescriptionpreadsp4pmg/kg/daypdividedpinpthreepequalpdoses,pitpmakespsenseptopadministerp2pm

L.pThepnursepshouldpadministerptobramycinp2pmLpIMpperpdose.




Apnursepisppreparingptopadministerpmeperidinep75pmgpIMpstat.pAvailablepispmeperidinepinjectionp1

00pmg/mL.pHowpmanypmLpshouldpthepnursepadminister?




(Roundpanswerptopnearestphundredth.pUsepapleadingpzeropifpitpapplies.pDopnotpusepaptrailingpzero.)

✔✔Answer:p0.75pmL