DA DOSAGE
CALCULATION
PRACTICE TEST/20
QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS (A+)
Prescribed is 600 mg of acyclovir by mouth every
4 hours. On hand are tablets labelled acyclovir
200 mg. The nurse should administer
___________ tablets per day. - √Answer>3 tablets
x 6= 18 tablets per day
>Quiz: Prescribed is pemoline 37.5 by mouth
every morning. The pharmacy sends the nurse
tablets labelled 18.75 mg of pemoline per tablet.
The nurse should administer __________tablets
per dose. - √Answer>2 tablets
>Quiz: Prescribed is 0.15 mg of levothyroxine
sodium to be administered by mouth every
morning. The pharmacy sends levothyroxine
sodium 150 mcg tablets. The nurse should
administer _______________ tablets per dose. -
√Answer>1 tablet
, >Quiz: Prescribed is digoxin 0.25 mg by mouth
each day. The pharmacy sends digoxin elixir 50
mcg/mL. The nurse should administer
_____________ mL per dose. - √Answer>5mL
>Quiz: Prescribed is cefaclor 750 mg by mouth
each day for 10 days. The pharmacy fills the
prescription with cefaclor 187 mg/5 mL
suspension. The mother should be instructed to
administer _______________ mL per dose. -
√Answer>20.1 mL/dose
>Quiz: Prescribed is cyanocobalamin 0.3 mg
intramuscularly. The pharmacy sends
cyanocobalamin 100 mcg/0.5 mL. The client
should receive ____________mL. - √Answer>1.5
mL
>Quiz: Prescribed is amphotericin B 15 mg IV. A
vial containing 50 mg of amphotericin B powder
has instructions to reconstitute with 10 mL of
diluent. How many millilitres would contain the
prescribed amount? _________________ mL. -
√Answer>3mL
>Quiz: Prescribed is 250 mL of Vancomycin 500
mg to infuse over 90 minutes. The hourly rate is:
______________________. -
√Answer>166.7mL/hr
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