NUR 238 DCA Practice Test Fa21 PDF

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Maternity Dosage Calc Practice test...

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SUFFOLK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE SCHOOL OF NURSING NUR 238 Practice DOSAGE CALCULATION ASSESSMENT

1. _________ The physician orders Penicillin V potassium 700,000 units by mouth every 6 hours for infection. On hand, there is Penicillin V potassium 250,000 units per 1mL. Calculate the amount to be administered in mL. 2. _________ Hydroxyzine 35mg IM is ordered on call to the OR for nausea. On hand is Hydroxyzine 25mg. per 1mL. Calculate the amount to be administered in mL. 3. _________ The physician orders Hydralazine po 0.1mg/kg. every 6 hours for hypertension in a newborn. On hand, there is a 0.2mg/mL oral suspension. The neonate weighs 2700 grams. Calculate the amount to be administered in mL for one dose. 4. __________ The nurse is caring for a patient receiving a Heparin sodium infusion for thrombophlebitis. The physician orders: Heparin sodium 20,000 units in 500 mL D5W to infuse at 1,400 units/hr. Calculate the flow rate in mL/hr. All pumps are programmable to the tenths. 5. _________ Meperidine hydrochloride 20mg IM is ordered every 3h PRN for pain. On hand is Meperidine hydrochloride 50mg/0.5mL. Calculate the amount to be administered in mL. 6. ___________ The physician order reads: 3000mL of IV fluids over the next 24 hours. The drop factor is 15 gtts/mL. What is the flow rate in gtts/min. No pump is available. 7. ________

Gentamycin 25mg/kg every 12h IV for sepsis is ordered. On hand is 500mg powdered Cefotaxime sodium per vial. Reconstitute each 500 mg. vial with 10 mL. normal saline. The infant weighs 3200 grams. Calculate the amount in mL. to be administered after reconstitution.

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Carboprost tromethamine 0.8 mg IM is ordered to control post-partum bleeding. Using the medication label below, calculate the amount to be administered. NDC 0009-0586 1 mL Carboprost Tromethamine Injection, USP Equivalent to 250 mcg Intramuscular Use Only Refrigerate at (36-46 F) Pharmacia & Upjohn Co. Kalamazoo MI 49001 USA Lot 7882 Exp12/20

9. ________ The physician order reads: Butorphanol tartrate 1.8 mg IM stat for anesthesia in labor. Using the medication label below, calculate the amount to be administered. 1 NDC 0015-5546-20 1 mL (Butorphanol Tartrate Injection, USP For IM/IV use Store at Room Temp 2 mg (2mg per mL) SINGLE DOSE VIAL Caution: Federal law prohibits dispensing without prescription. Lot8122 Exp12/20 Bristol Myers Company 10. ________ Medroxyprogesterone acetate 1 g. IM stat is ordered as a method of birth control. Using the medication label below, calculate the amount to be administered. NDC 0009-0626-01 For IM use only See package insert for complete product information Do Not Shake Lot B122 Exp. 12/20

ANSWER KEY 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

2.8 mL. 1.4 mL. 1.4 mL (1.35 → 1.4) 35 mL/hr 0.2 mL 31 gtts/min 1.6 mL 3.2 mL 0.9 mL 2.5 mL

2.5 mL vial Depo-Provera Medroxyprogesterone Acetate Injectable suspension, USP 400 mg/mL Pharmacia & Upjohn Company Kalamazoo, MI 49001 USA...