ADULT MEDICAL SURGICAL
DOSAGE CALCULATION PN
EXAM / QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS 2023/2024
GRADED A +.
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1. A nurse is preparing to administer dextrose 5% water (D5W) 250 mL IV to infused over 2 hr.
The nurse should set IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr?(Round to the nearest whole
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, 1. A nurse is preparing to administer dextrose 5% water (D5W) 250 mL IV to infused over 2 hr.
The nurse should set IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr?(Round to the nearest whole
number): 125 mL/hr
2. A nurse is preparing to administer cefazolin 250 mg IM to a client. Available is cephazolin
powder 500 mg vial. The nurse reconstitutes the powder adding 2 mL of sterile water to yield a final
concentration of cefazolin 225 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer. (Round to the
nearest tenth): 1.1 mL
3. A nurse is preparing to administer ribavirin 600 mg P.O. every 12 hr. Avail-able is ribavirin
200 mg/tablet. How many tablets should the nurse administerper dose? (Round to the nearest
whole number): 3 tablets
4. A nurse is preparing to administer furosemide 20 mg IM. Available is furosemide injection
10 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer.(Round to the nearest whole number): 2
mL
5. A nurse is preparing to administer hydralazine 0.2 mg/kg IM to a client who weighs 84 lb.
Available is hydralazine 20 mg/mL. How many mL should the the nurse administer. (Round to the
nearest hundredth): 0.38 mL
6. A nurse is preparing to administer cefazolin 500 mg IM to a client. Available is cefazolin powder
500 mg vial. The nurse reconstitutes the powder adding 2 mL of sterile water to yield a final
concentration of cefazolin 225 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer. (Round to the
nearest tenth): 2.2 mL
7. A nurse in a long term cae facility is preparing to administer rivastigmine 3 mg P.O. twice
daily to a client who has Alzheimer's disease. Available is rivastigmine 1.5 mg/capsule. How many
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