Dosage Calculation Practice Questions PDF

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RNSG 1261 Dosage Calculation Practice Questions Instructions: ALWAYS Set up problems and show all calculations where indicated. Report your answer in the correct form-ml, tabs, gtts/min and so on. Use your book for more practice Questions!!!

1. Order: Heparin 2500 units, subQ, q6h Drugs available:

How many milliliters will be administered for this dose?

2. Order: Regular Humulin insulin 12 units, subQ, stat Drug available: Insulin syringe: Units 100/ml

a.

Indicate on the insulin syringe the amount of insulin you would withdraw.

3. Order: Narcan 0.2 mg, IM, stat Drug available:

How much will the nurse administer? ______________________

4.

The doctor has ordered Mandol 1000mg in D5W 100ml infuse over 30 minutes. The drop factor for the tubing is 20. How many gtts/min will be infused? (Set up the problem)

5. The medication order is to give 500mg of Amoxil po. How much will the nurse administer?

6. The doctor has ordered 12.5 mg two times a day. How much will the nurse administer? __________________

7. Order: Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN) 1000 milliliter to infuse over 24 hours. The tubing drop factor is calibrated at 60 drops per minute. How many ml/hr. will the nurse infuse the TPN?

8. The Doctor ordered 20meq Kcl in 1000ml of D5W to be given over 8hrs period by IV drip. The IV equipment is calibrated at 20 drops/ml. To deliver the correct dose the solution must be set to flow at the rate of?

Equivalents - FYI Only

1 oz = 30 cc Note: g = grams 1 tsp = 5 cc gr = grains 1 (dr) = 4 cc F = C x 9/5 + 32 1 mx (min) = 1 gtt 1Tbsp (T) = 15 cc 1tsp = 75 gtt 1gr = 60 mg 1L = 1000 cc 1 cc = 1 ml 1 cc = 15 gtt 1 cc = 15 mx (min) 1 qt = 1000 cc 1g = 1000mg 1kg = 1000 g 1 mg = 1000 mcg 1 in = 2.54 cm gr 1/150 = 0.4 mg gr 1/200 = 0.3mg 8 oz = 1 cup =240 cc (1 glass)

C = 5/9 x (F –32)...