Kellee NR 226 Medication Calculation Review Exam Questions and Answers
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Advanced RN math ability
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Advanced RN Math Ability
1. An order is written for cephalexin 500 mg orally q6h. The pharmacy sends cephalexin 125 mg/5 mL. How many milliliters will the nurse give?(Round to the nearest whole number if needed). - Answer-20 ml
2. The patient receives a prescription for Amoxil1.2 g prior to his dental work. The pharmacy...
Kellee NR 226 Medication Calculation
Review Exam Questions and Answers
1. An order is written for cephalexin 500 mg orally q6h. The pharmacy sends cephalexin
125 mg/5 mL. How many milliliters will the nurse give?(Round to the nearest whole
number if needed). - Answer-20 ml
2. The patient receives a prescription for Amoxil1.2 g prior to his dental work. The
pharmacy sends Amoxil 300 mg/ 2mL. How many milliliters will the nurse give? (Round
to the nearest whole number) - Answer-8 ml
3. Benadryl 25 mg po TID was ordered for a patient with seasonal allergies. The
pharmacy supplies Benadryl 50mg/3mL. How many milliliters will the nurse give?
(Round to the nearest tenth) - Answer-1.5 ml
4. The nurse needs to administerpotassium chloride 20 mEqpo BID. The pharmacy has
sent a bottle of liquid potassium chloride to the unit. The label identifies that it contains
potassium chloride 60mEq/5 mL. How many milliliters does the nurse give? (Round to
the nearest tenth) - Answer-1.7ml
5. A patient has a post-surgery order for morphine sulfate20 mg po q6h PRN. It is
supplied by the pharmacy as morphine sulfate oral liquid 10 mg/5 mL. The nurse is
teaching him how to take the medication at home using a teaspoon. How many
teaspoons should he take?(Round to the nearest whole number) - Answer-10 ml = 2
teaspoons
There is an order for the patient to take Orinase 500 mcg each morning. The pharmacy
has given her 60 scored tablets that are 1 mg each. How many tablet(s) does the she
take each morning? - Answer-0.5 tabs
The nurse practitioner ordered K Dur 25 mEq X 1 now. The pharmacy sends K Dur 10
mEq tablets. How many tablet(s) will the nurse administer? - Answer-2.5 tabs
8. The home health nurse is helping a patient with a new prescription for metformin 1.5
g po daily. The pharmacy dispensed 500 mg tablets that are scored. How many
tablet(s) does she take? - Answer-3 tabs
An order has been written for fluvastatin 120 mg po BID. Pharmacy supplies
fluvastatin30 mg capsules. How many caps should the nurse give? - Answer-4 capsules
Digoxin 125 mcg po daily is ordered. The pharmacy sent it as Digoxin 0.25 mg scored
tablets. How many tablet(s) will the nurse give? - Answer-0.5 tablet
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