Drug Dosage Exam 3
A patient/clients medication contains 650mg per ounce. What percentage of this dosage
does 375mg represent? - ANS-58%
A physician prescribed an IV solution, 500mL of 0.9% NS with 25g of an antibiotic to run
over 8 hours. What percent of the IV fluids would be given each hour? - ANS-12.5%
An infant weighs 12lbs 6oz. How many pounds does this infant weigh? - ANS-12.36lbs
An infant weighs 98 ounces. How many pounds does the infant weigh? - ANS-5.88lbs
The nurse has to administer Demerol (meperidine hydrochloride) 75mg IM q 4-6 hrs,
prn. The medication is available as Demerol (meperidine hydrochloride) 50mg/mL. How
many milliliters of medication would the nurse draw up in the syringe? - ANS-1.5mL
The nurse has to administer Neupogen 175mcg subcutaneously every day for 2 weeks.
The medication is available as 480mcg/1.6mL. How many milliliters of medication would
the nurse draw up in the precision syringe? Round to the nearest hundredths. -
ANS-0.58mL
The nurse has to administer Sublimaze (fentanyl citrate) 60mcg IM 30 minutes prior to
surgery. The medication is available as Sublimaze (fentanyl citrate) 50mcg/mL. How
many milliliters of medication would the nurse draw up in the syringe? - ANS-1.2mL
The patient/client is to receive Dilantin (phenytoin) 100mg, q8h. What is the correct
military time the nurse should document in the chart for the last dose of the day? The
last dose was given at 0600. - ANS-2200
The patient/client is to receive Lanoxin (digoxin) 125mcg po every day. What is the dose
of this medication in milligrams? - ANS-0.0125mg
The patient/client is to receive theophylline elixir 120mg po twice a day. The medication
is available as theophylline elixir 80mg per 15mL. How many milliliters of medication
would the patient/client receive per dose? - ANS-22.5mL
The patient/client is to receive Zyloprim (allopurinol) 0.25g po every day. Each scored
tablet contains 100mg. How many tablets would the patient/client receive? - ANS-2.5
tablets
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