NR452 Practice Medication Calculation A 2019
Student Name: _______________Date:____________Time______________
1. The client has an order for morphine (Oramorph) 30 mg PO. The medication available is
morphine 10 mg/2.5 mL. How many teaspoons will the nurse administer? ___ tsp (If needed,
round to the nearest tenth.)
2. 3. The client has an order for morphine (Oramorph) 50 mg PO. The medication available is
morphine 10 mg/2.5 mL. How many teaspoons will the nurse administer? ___ tsp (If needed,
round to the nearest tenth.)
3. 7. The healthcare provider has ordered propranolol (Inderal) 30mg PO.The medication avaliable
is propranolol 30 mg tablets /scored tablet. How many tablets will the nurse administer?
______tab (If needed, round to the nearest whole number.)
4. The healthcare provider ordered risperidone (Risperdal Consta) 25 mg IM. The medication
available is risperidone 25 mg/mL. How many milliliters will the nurse administer? _____mL (If
needed, round to the nearest whole number.)
5. The healthcare provider ordered morphine 8 mg IM. The medication available is morphine 10
mg/mL. How many mL will the nurse adminster? ______mL (If needed, round to the nearest
tenth.)
6. . The healthcare provider ordered procainamide to infuse at 2 mg/min IV. The medication
available is procainamide 2 g/250 mL of dextrose 5% and water. At what rate will the nurse set
the infusion? ______mL/hr (If needed, round to the nearest whole number.)
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, 7. The healthcare provider ordered amiaodarone (Nexterone) to infuse at 0.6 mg/min IV. The
medication available is amiaodarone 150 mg/100 mL of dextrose 5% and water. At what rate will
the nurse set the infusion? ______mL/hr (If needed, round to the nearest whole number.)
8. The healthcare provider orderd 1000 mL of lactated Ringer’s solution (LR) to infuse over 16 hr.
The available tubing delivers 15 gtt/mL. At what rate will the nurse set the infusion? ___ gtt/min
(If needed, round to the nearest whole number.)
9. The client has an order to receive one half unit (125 mL) of packed red blood cells over 3 hours.
The IV set delivers 20 gtt/mL. At what rate will the nurse set the transfusion? ________gtt/min
(If needed, round to the nearest whole number.)
10. The healthcare provider ordered midazolam 0.08 mg/kg/hr via IV infusion. The medication
available is midazolam 50 mg/100 mL NS. The client weighs 150 lb. At what rate will the nurse
set the infusion? ___ mL/hr (If needed, round to the nearest tenth.)
11. The healthcare provider ordered nitroprusside (Nitropress) 0.3 mcg/kg/min via IV infusion. The
medication available is nitroprusside 50 mg/250 mL NS. The client weights 220 lb. At what rate
will the nurse set the infusion? __mL/hr (If needed, round to the nearest whole number.)
12. The healthcare provider ordered vasopressin 0.3 unit/min via IV infusion. The medication
available is vasopressin 100 unit/250 mL NS. At what rate will the nurse set the infusion?
__mL/hr (If needed, round to the nearest whole number.)
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Student Name: _______________Date:____________Time______________
1. The client has an order for morphine (Oramorph) 30 mg PO. The medication available is
morphine 10 mg/2.5 mL. How many teaspoons will the nurse administer? ___ tsp (If needed,
round to the nearest tenth.)
2. 3. The client has an order for morphine (Oramorph) 50 mg PO. The medication available is
morphine 10 mg/2.5 mL. How many teaspoons will the nurse administer? ___ tsp (If needed,
round to the nearest tenth.)
3. 7. The healthcare provider has ordered propranolol (Inderal) 30mg PO.The medication avaliable
is propranolol 30 mg tablets /scored tablet. How many tablets will the nurse administer?
______tab (If needed, round to the nearest whole number.)
4. The healthcare provider ordered risperidone (Risperdal Consta) 25 mg IM. The medication
available is risperidone 25 mg/mL. How many milliliters will the nurse administer? _____mL (If
needed, round to the nearest whole number.)
5. The healthcare provider ordered morphine 8 mg IM. The medication available is morphine 10
mg/mL. How many mL will the nurse adminster? ______mL (If needed, round to the nearest
tenth.)
6. . The healthcare provider ordered procainamide to infuse at 2 mg/min IV. The medication
available is procainamide 2 g/250 mL of dextrose 5% and water. At what rate will the nurse set
the infusion? ______mL/hr (If needed, round to the nearest whole number.)
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, 7. The healthcare provider ordered amiaodarone (Nexterone) to infuse at 0.6 mg/min IV. The
medication available is amiaodarone 150 mg/100 mL of dextrose 5% and water. At what rate will
the nurse set the infusion? ______mL/hr (If needed, round to the nearest whole number.)
8. The healthcare provider orderd 1000 mL of lactated Ringer’s solution (LR) to infuse over 16 hr.
The available tubing delivers 15 gtt/mL. At what rate will the nurse set the infusion? ___ gtt/min
(If needed, round to the nearest whole number.)
9. The client has an order to receive one half unit (125 mL) of packed red blood cells over 3 hours.
The IV set delivers 20 gtt/mL. At what rate will the nurse set the transfusion? ________gtt/min
(If needed, round to the nearest whole number.)
10. The healthcare provider ordered midazolam 0.08 mg/kg/hr via IV infusion. The medication
available is midazolam 50 mg/100 mL NS. The client weighs 150 lb. At what rate will the nurse
set the infusion? ___ mL/hr (If needed, round to the nearest tenth.)
11. The healthcare provider ordered nitroprusside (Nitropress) 0.3 mcg/kg/min via IV infusion. The
medication available is nitroprusside 50 mg/250 mL NS. The client weights 220 lb. At what rate
will the nurse set the infusion? __mL/hr (If needed, round to the nearest whole number.)
12. The healthcare provider ordered vasopressin 0.3 unit/min via IV infusion. The medication
available is vasopressin 100 unit/250 mL NS. At what rate will the nurse set the infusion?
__mL/hr (If needed, round to the nearest whole number.)
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