1. A patienthas an orderfor Chloromycetin,500mg every6 hours.The drug comes in 250 mg
capsules.What would the nurse administer?: 2 tabs
2. A nurseis to administer150mg of a drug intramuscularly.The labelon the multidose vials
reads 100 mg/mL.How much would the nurse give?: 1.5 mL
3. A nurse is to administer 30 mg of furosemide (Lasix) to a client with - gestive
con heart
failure(CHF). The vial contains40 mg/mL.Which is thecorrect dose to administer?: 0.75 mL
4. The nurse is providing discharge teaching for a client who has been - scribed
pre 600mg of an
oral liquid medication.The mothershowsthenursethe labelof themedication,whichreads:250
mg/mL.The nursewouldinstructthe mother to give how many milliliters?: 2.4 mL
5. A child is to receive500mg of an antibioticsuspension.The labelon the bottle reads 250
mg/5 mL.The nurse should administer how much of the suspension in one dose?: 10 mL
6. A health care provider orders 250 mg of an antibiotic suspension.
The labelon the
suspensionreads"500mg/5mL." How much wouldthenurse administer?:2.5 mL
7. The client is to be given ascorbic acid 1 g daily by mouth.
The medication comes in a
containerlabeled,"AscorbicAcid 250mg tablets."How much will the nurse give?: 4 tabs
8. The PCP ordersamoxicillin250mg by mouthtwotimesa day.The druglabelreads"Amoxicillin
125mg/5ml."How muchwill thenurseadminister?:10 mL
9. A nurse is to administer 175 mg of a medication intramuscularly.
The label onthemultidose
vial statesthattheconcentrationis 100mg/mL.Whatvolume of the drug should the nurse
administer?:1.7 mL
10. The nurseis preparingto administer80 mg of Solu-medrolintravenously
(IV) to a client with pneumonia.The vial statesthat it has 120 mg per 2 mL. The nurse would
correctly draw up which amount?: 1.3 mL
11. The healthcareproviderprescribesascorbicacid 0.5g daily.The drug labelreadsascorbicacid
250mg.The nursewouldadministerhowmanytablets?:2 tabs
12. A clientis beingtreatedfor congestiveheartfailure(CHF) andis to receive
0.5milligramsof digoxin,whichis availablein 250-microgramtablets.The nurse would correct
administer how many tablets?: 2 tabs
13. The nurseis to administer25 mg of meperidine(Demerol).The vial states that it contains
meperidine 50mg/1 mL. How much medication should the nurse draw up for the ordered
dosage?:0.5 mL
14. A nurseneedsto convert3 fluid ouncesto themetricsystemequivalent. The nurse
performs the calculation to find which result?:90 mL
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