1. Problem type: Total daily dose calculation
Medication: Oxycodone @ hospital
Suppose Ms. Jones reports a pain rating greater than 4. For this pain rating, the
prescriber’s order allows oxycodone, 5 mg, 1 tab, by mouth, every 4 hrs. Assume that for
her first day of hospitalization, she takes...
1. Problem type: Total daily dose calculation
Medication: Oxycodone @ hospital
Suppose Ms. Jones reports a pain rating greater than 4. For this pain rating, the
prescriber’s order allows oxycodone, 5 mg, 1 tab, by mouth, every 4 hrs. Assume that for
her first day of hospitalization, she takes all available doses in 24 hours.
How many mg of oxycodone
will she have ingested?
HINT
Multiply the number of doses Ms. Jones would take in a single day by the number of
tablets taken.
SAMPLE SOLUTION
1. Determine how many doses Ms. Jones would take in 24 hours.
24 hours dose = 6 doses
x 1
4 hours
2. Multiply the number of doses by the number of milligrams per dose of oxycodone.
mg = 30 mg
6 doses x 5
1 dose
ANSWER
Number: 30
Units: mg
, 2. Problem type: Total daily dose calculation
Medication: Oxycodone @ hospital
Suppose Ms. Jones reports a pain rating greater than 4. For this pain rating, the
prescriber’s order allows oxycodone, 5 mg, 1 tab, by mouth, every 4 hrs. Assume that on
her second day of hospitalization, Ms. Jones only reports a pain rating greater than 4 two
times.
How many mg of oxycodone
will she have ingested?
HINT
Multiply the number of doses that Ms. Jones took by the number of tablets.
SAMPLE SOLUTION
1. Multiply the dosage by the number of tablets per dose.
2 doses x
1 tablet
= 2 tablets
1 dose
3. Multiply the dosage of oxycodone by the number of tablets.
2 tablets x
5 mg = 10 mg
1 tablet
ANSWER
Number: 10
Units: mg
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