LA County Public Nurses Practice Med Calc Test

The order is for 60 ml. You would give ____tablespoon(s)

1 Tbsp= 15 ml : 60 ÷ 15 = 4 tablespoons

The order is for 60 mg. The label reads gr. 1 per tablet. You would give ____tablet(s)

1 gr. = 60 mg : 1÷ 1 x 1 tablet = 1 tablets

The order is: Penicillin G 1.2 million units IM daily. Available: Penicillin G 9 million units/1 ml. How many ml(s) will you give?

1.2 units ÷ 9 units x 1 = 0.13 ml

The order is for 1.5 g The label reads 1 tablet equals 3 g. How many tablet (s) would you give?

1.5 gm ÷ 3 gm x 1 tablet = 0.5 tablet

Your patient weighs 75 kg and you are ordered to infuse 250 mg dobutamine in 500 ml NS at 10 mcg/kg/min. How many milligrams of dobutamine will infuse per hour?

10 mcg x 75 kg x 60 minutes = 45000÷ 1000(convert mcg to mg) = 45 mg/hour

The order is for 1000 ml. of I.V. solution to be infused at 125 ml/hr. You would infuse the solution for ___hours.

1000 ÷ 125 = 8 hours

The order is for 200 mg. The label reads 250mg /5ml. You would give ____ml(s).

200 ÷ 250 x 5 ml = 4 ml

The order is for 25 mg. The label reads 75mg/ml. How many ml(s) would you give?

25 ml ÷ 75 ml x 1 ml = 0.33 ml

The order is Solumedrol 3mg/kg for a child weighing 20 kg. Solumedrol is available as 125 mg / 2 ml. How many ml(s) must the nurse administer?

3 x 20 = 60 mg: 60 ÷ 125 x 2 = 0.96 ml

The order is: KayCiel 30 mEq PO Bid pc. Available: KayCiel 45 mEq/15 ml. How many ml of KayCiel should you administer?

30 ÷ 45 x 15 ml = 10 ml

The order is for 400mcg of thyroxin. The label reads 0.2 mg tablets. How many tablets would you give?

400 ÷ 1000 = 0.4: 0.4 ÷ 0.2 x 1 tablet - 2 tablets

The order is 500 mg of Rocephin to be taken by a 15.4 lb infant every 8 hours. The medication label shows that 75-150 mg/kg per day is the appropriate dosage range. How much will the patient receive per day? Is this within the normal range?

500 mg x 3 = 1500 mg per day No, not within the normal range

The order is for 60mg. The label reads 60 mg/2 ml. You would give ___ml.

60 ÷ 60 x 2 ml = 2 ml

The order is for 6000 ml of IV solution to run over a 24 hour period. The drop factor of the I.V tubing is 10 gtts/ml. You would infuse _____gtts. /min.

6000 ml x 10 gtts/ml ÷ 24 hour x 60 minutes = 41.66gtt/min

Convert 75 lbs into kg

75 ÷ 2.2 = 34.1 kg