IV dosage calculation practice test – Flashcards
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The order is for 200 mg. The label reads 250mg /5ml. You would give ____ml(s).
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4ml
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The order is for 60 ml. You would give ____tablespoon(s).
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4 TB
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The order is for 60mg. The label reads 60 mg/2 ml. You would give ___ml.
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2ml
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The order is for 1000 ml. of I.V. solution to be infused at 125 ml/hr. You would infuse the solution for ___hours.
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8hr
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The order is for 6000 ml of IV solution to run over a 24 hour period. The drop factor of the I.V tubing is 10 gtts/ml. You would infuse _____gtts/min.
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42gtt/min
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Your patient weighs 75 kg and you are ordered to infuse 250 mg dobutamine in 500 ml NS at 10 mcg/kg/min. How many MILLIGRAMS of dobutamine will infuse per hour?
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45mg/hr
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The order is 500 mg of Rocephin to be taken by a 15.4 lb infant every 8 hours. The medication label shows that 75-150 mg/kg per day is the appropriate dosage range. How much will the patient receive per day? Is this within the normal range?
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minimum = 525mg maximum = 1050mg The doctor prescribed 500 x3= 1500mg per day; this is not within the safe range
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The order is Solumedrol 3mg/kg for a child weighing 20kg. Solumedrol is available as 125 mg / 2 ml. How many ml must the nurse administer?
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0.96ml
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The order : KayCiel 30 mEq PO Bid pc. Available: Kay Ciel 45 mEq/15 ml. How many ml of KayCiel should you administer?
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10ml
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The order is for 25 mg. The label reads 75mg/ml. How many ml(s) would you give?
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0.33ml
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The order is for 1.5 g The label reads 1 tablet equals 3 g. How many tablet (s) would you give?
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0.5 tablet
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The order is for 400mcg of thyroxin. The label reads 0.2 mg tablets. How many tablets would you give?
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2 tablets
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The order is Penicillin G 1.2 million units IM daily. Available: Penicillin G 9 million units/1 ml. How many ml will you give?
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0.13ml
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Convert 75 lbs into kg.
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34.1 kg
