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Dosage Calculation- Adult Medical Surgical Nursing
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The physician orders metoprolol 25 mg, b.i.d for one week initially, then decrease to metoprolol 12.5 mg PO t.i.d. for a patient with high blood pressure. Available is metoprolol 12.5 mg/tab. How many tablets should the patient initially receive per dose for the first week?2 PointsAnswer2)A client with Raynaud’s disease has orders to receive pentoxifylline (Trental) 600 mg by mouth daily. The label reads 400mg/tablet. How many tablet(s) should the nurse give for each dose?2 PointsAnswer3)A patient is to receive mephobarbital (Mebaral) 150 mg by mouth four times daily for seizure disorder. Available is mephobarbital (Mebaral) 300 mg/5mL. How many mL of the drug will the client receive in a 24-hour period?4 PointsAnswer4)The physician gives the following order for a client with chronic biventricular heart failure: ‘Digoxin 0.025mg/kg IV bolus’ NOW!’ If the patient weighs 176 lbs, how many mg of digoxin should the nurse give this patient?4 PointsAnswer5)The physician orders amoxicillin/clavulanate potassium (Augmentin) 500 mg PO, b.i.d. for ten days. The label reads 125mg/5ml. How many milliliters (mL) of the drug should the client receive per dose?4 PointsAnswer6)The physician has ordered heparin 2000 units subcutaneously twice daily. The label reads 5000 units/ml. How many mL will the nurse administer?2 PointsAnswer7)Order: ‘Lorazepam 2mg IM STAT for status epilepticus. The vial of lorazepam contains 20mg/10ml. How much will the nurse draw into the syringe to administer the prescribed dose?4 PointsAnswer8)The nurse has an order to infuse1.5L of NS via IV in 10 hours. The infusion set is calibrated for a drop factor of 22 gtts/mL. What is the IV flow rate in gtts/min?4 PointsAnswer9)The physician has ordered ciprofloxacin (Cipro) 500 mg BID for urinary tract infection. The drug label reads 200mg/tab. How many tablets of this drug will the nurse administer per day?4 PointsAnswer10)11. You have an order to give a patient 0.5 liter of NS fluid over 2 hours, to be followed by 100ml/hr over the next 10 hours. What is the total ml’s of NS fluid the patient will receive in the first 6 hours?4 PointsAnswer11)The physician writes the following order: Mix 0.5 g of dopamine in 300 mL of D5/NSS to infuse at 20 mg/hr. What volume of solution should be administered in an hour?4 PointsAnswer12)The nurse is ordered to infuse 1.5 L of Ringers Lactate IV to infuse at a rate of 125 ml/hr. How long will the infusion take?4 PointsAnswer13)The physician order reads: ‘Mix 10,000 units of Heparin in 1000 ml of D5W and infuse at 500 units per hour’. Calculate the flow rate in mL/hour.4 PointsAnswer14)Your patient weighs 165 lb. You are ordered to administer 15mg/kg/24hrs of a medication in divided doses every 8 hours. How many mg of the medication would you give per dose?4 PointsAnswer15)Enoxaparin sodium (Lovenox), a low-molecular weight heparin, is dosed at 50 mg SC every 12 hours for 10 days to prevent pulmonary embolism. Available is enoxaparin ampoule, 60mg/0.6mL. How many mL of enoxaparin should the nurse administer to this patient per dose?5 PointsAnswer16)Edrophonium chloride (Tensilon) is ordered for the differential diagnosis of myasthenia gravis. The physician order reads: ‘Administer Tensilon 2 mg IV bolus within 30 seconds. If no reaction occurs, inject an additional 8 mg via IV bolus’. Available is Tensilon 10mg/mL ampoule. How many mL of edrophonium should the nurse administer within 30 seconds?5 PointsAnswer17)How many ml are in 1 TBSP?2 PointsAnswer18)How many cc are in 1 oz.?2 PointsAnswer19)Change 33 lb. to kg2 PointsAnswer20)How many ml are in a bag containing 2.5 L of D5W?2 PointsAnswer21)A patient is to receive oxcarbazepine (Trileptal) 400 mg PO b.i.d. for seizures. Available is oxcarbazepine 200 mg/5mL. How many mL of the drug should the nurse administer per dose?4 PointsAnswer22)A nursing student preparing for a dosage calculation exam in Nursing Pharmacology visits her primary care physician for increased anxiety. The physician prescribes diazepam (Valium) 10 mg PO q 8 hours PRN for anxiety. The pharmacist dispenses to the student a bottle containing thirty diazepam 5 mg tablets.How many tablets of diazepam (Valium) should this student can take per dose?4 PointsAnswer23)The physician orders azithromycin (Zithromax) 500 mg PO b.i.d for ten days. Available is azithromycin (Zithromax) 250 mg per 10 mL. How many teaspoon(s) should the patient get per dose?5 PointsAnswer24)The health care provide orders ampicillin sodium/sulbactam sodium (Unasyn) 500 mg PO t.i.d for severe skin infection, The label of the drug on hand states ‘Unasyn 0.25 g/tablet’. How many tablet(s) should the nurse give per dose?5 PointsAnswer25)A patient with severe dehydration is being hydrated with IV normal saline solution (NSS). The physician has ordered 2 liters of NSS to be infused intravenously over 5 hours. How many mL of NSS should the patient receive per hour?5 PointsAnswer26)The physician writes the following order: Mix 0.25 g of dopamine in 500 mL of D5/NSS to infuse at 30 mg/hr. What volume of the solution should be administered in an hour?5 PointsAnswer27)The physician order reads: ‘Mix 15,000 units of Heparin in 1200 ml of D5W and infuse at 500 units per hour’. Calculate the flow rate in mL/hour.4 PointsAnswerClick the button below to submit your test. You will not be able to change your answers after this.All answers have been saved.