DOSAGE CALCULATION PRACTICE EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH ACTUAL ANSWERS 2025.

DOSAGE CALCULATION PRACTICE
EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH ACTUAL
ANSWERS 2025.

A patient has an order for Chloromycetin, 500 mg every 6 hours. The drug comes
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in 250 mg capsules. What would the nurse administer? - ANSWER: 2 tabs
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A nurse is to administer 150 mg of a drug intramuscularly. The label on the
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multidose vials reads 100 mg/mL. How much would the nurse give? - ANSWER:
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1.5 mL
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A nurse is to administer 30 mg of furosemide (Lasix) to a client with congestive
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heart failure (CHF). The vial contains 40 mg/mL. Which is the correct dose to
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administer? - ANSWER: 0.75 mL
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The nurse is providing discharge teaching for a client who has been prescribed 600
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mg of an oral liquid medication. The mother shows the nurse the label of the
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medication, which reads: 250 mg/mL. The nurse would instruct the mother to give
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how many milliliters? - ANSWER: 2.4 mL
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A child is to receive 500 mg of an antibiotic suspension. The label on the bottle
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reads 250 mg/5 mL. The nurse should administer how much of the suspension in
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one dose? - ANSWER: 10 mL
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A health care provider orders 250 mg of an antibiotic suspension. The label on the
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suspension reads "500 mg/5 mL." How much would the nurse administer? -
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ANSWER: 2.5 mL
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The client is to be given ascorbic acid 1 g daily by mouth. The medication comes
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in a container labeled, "Ascorbic Acid 250 mg tablets." How much will the nurse
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give? - ANSWER: 4 tabs
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The PCP orders amoxicillin 250 mg by mouth two times a day. The drug label
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reads "Amoxicillin 125 mg/5 ml." How much will the nurse administer? - ANSWER:
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10 mL
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A nurse is to administer 175 mg of a medication intramuscularly. The label on the
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multidose vial states that the concentration is 100 mg/mL. What volume of the drug
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should the nurse administer? - ANSWER: 1.7 mL
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