Dosage Calculations Practice Questions PDF

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Practice dosage calc and terminology! Helps understand maternal terms and calculations that will be used in the nursing field...

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Dosage Calculation Practice Questions

1. The nurse receives an order to give folic acid 0.1mg IM. The medication is available in an ampule labeled folic acid 0.5mg/mL. How many mL will the nurse administer? 0.2 mL

2. The physician orders cefazolin sodium 0.25g IM every 8 hrs. The nurse has to reconstitute from a powder. The vial contains 1g with directions “add 2.5 mL sterile water and shake. Provides a volume of 3 mL (330mg/mL).” How many mL of medication will the nurse administer? 0.8 mL

3. The physician orders Dilantin 0.1 g po daily. The medication is available in 50 mg tablets. How many tablets will the nurse administer? 2 tablets

4. The nurse receives an order to give atropine 400 mcg SQ now. The medication is available as atropine 1 mg/mL. How many mL will the nurse administer? 0.4 mL

5. The physician orders cefazolin sodium 0.5g IM every 8 hrs. The nurse has to reconstitute from a powder. The vial contains 1g with directions “add 2.5 mL sterile water and shake. Provides a volume of 3 mL (330mg/mL).” How many mL of medication will the nurse administer? 1.5 mL

6. The nurse received an order to administered fentanyl 50 mcg IV. The medication is available in an ampule labeled fentanyl 100 mcg/mL. How many mLs will the nurse administer? (round to the nearest tenth) 0.5 mL...