ATI Medication Administration
Order: Potassium chloride powder 20 mEq PO in 6oz of water How many mL of water should the nurse administer?
30mL/1oz x 6oz/1 **180**
Order: haloperidol 5 mg IM at 1715 What time should the nurse administer the med?
5:15 p.m.
Calculated dosage = 6.25mL Round to the nearest tenth.
6.3
Calculated dosage: 0.547mL Round to the nearest hundredth.
0.55
Calculated dosage = 0.893 mL Round to the nearest hundredth.
0.89
Order: 15 units regular & 40 units isophane insulin sub-Q at 6:30am What time does the nurse administer the med?
0630
Order: digoxin 0.125 mg PO at 9:00 a.m. What time should the nurse administer the med?
0900
Order: sucralfate 1g PO twice daily Available: sucralfate 1,000mg tablets How many tablets should the nurse administer?
1 tablet/1,000mg x 1,000mg/1g **1**
Calculated doasge: 1.42mL Round to the nearest tenth.
1.4
Order: cephalexin 500mg PO every 6hr. Available: cephalexin suspension 250mg/5mL How many mL should the nurse administer per dose?
10
Order: erythromycin ethylsuccinate 800mg PO every 12hrs Available: erythromycin ethylsuccinate suspension 400mg/5mL How many mL should the nurse administer?
10
Order: dextrose 5% in water 2L to infuse over 6 hr. How many mL should the nurse administer?
1000mL/1L x 2L/1 **2000**
Codeine 30 mg PO every 4 hr PRN for pain, last received at 1 p.m. What time can the nurse administer the next dose?
1700
Order: 0.9% sodium chloride 2,500mL to infuse over 12 hr. How many L should the nurse administer?
1L/1,000mL x 2,500mL/1 **2.5**
Order: epinephrine hydrochloride 0.5mg sub-Q stat How many mcg should the nurse administer?
1mcg/0.001mg x 0.5mg/1 **500mcg**
Order: furosemide 40mg PO in 0.5oz in orange juice How many mL of orange juice should the nurse administer?
1oz/30mL x 0.5oz/1 **15**
Order: digoxin 250mcg PO daily Available: digoxin 0.125mg tablets How many tablets should the nurse administer?
1tablet/0.125mg x 1mg/1000mcg x 250mcg/1 **2**
Order: levothyroxine 0.075mg PO Available: levothyroxine 25mcg tablets How many tablets should the nurse administer?
1tablet/25mcg x 1mcg/0.001mg x 0.075mg/1 **3**
Order: cephalexin 0.25g PO every 6hr. Available: cephalexin 500 mg tablets How many tablets should the nurse administer per dose?
1tablet/500mg x 1000mg/1g x 0.25g/1 **0.5**
Order: codeine oral solution 30mg PO Available: codeine 10mg/5mL How many tbsp should the nurse administer?
1tbsp/15mL x 5mL/10mg x 30mg/1 **1**
Order: diphenhydramine 25mg PO every 6 hr. Available: diphenhydramine syrup 12.5mg/5mL How many tsp should the nurse administer?
1tsp/5mL x 5mL/12.5mg x 25mg/1 **2**
Order: 650 mg of acetaminophen syrup Available: acetaminophen syrup 160mg/5mL How many tsp should the nurse administer per dose?
1tsp/5mL x 5mL/160mg x 650mg/1 **4**
Order: glipizide 5mg PO ac At which of the following times should the nurse administer the med?
Before meals
A nurse should which of the following units when measuring weight?
Gram
A nurse is teaching a class about error-prone abbreviations in medication prescriptions. The nurse should include that which of the following prescriptions has **acceptable** abbreviations?
Metoclopramide 10mgIM Q6H PRN nausea. **Includes a medication, dose, route, and time.**
