Practice test 2

The order is for Ampicillin 500 mg dissolved in 200 mL D5W to run for 2 hr. The drop factor is 10 gtt/mL. What is the flow rate in gtt/min?

17 gtt/min

The order is for Droperidol 0.625 mg IV q 6 hr for postoperative nausea. Droperidol is supplied as 5mg/2mL. Give how many ml's. _____ml___

0.25 ml

The physician orders morphine 9 mg IM prn pain q4h. How many ml will the nurse administer? ________ picture: 15 mg per mL

0.6 ml

Convert 45 mg to gr? ____________

0.75 gr

The order is for vitamin B12 0.75 mg IM q day. The supply is vitamin B12 1000mcg/mL. How many mL will the nurse give? _________

0.75 ml

The order is for allopurinol 0.1 g po tid. The label reads: picture: Allopurinol 100mg = 100 tabs Give how many tabs? _________

1 tab

Mr. Brown has amikacin sulfate 400 mg IM q 8 hrs ordered. You have Amikacin for injection 500mg/2mL. How many milliliters will you administer? ______ml

1.6 ml

Order: 250 ml NS to run at 25 ml/hr. How many hours will it run? _____hr

10 h

The order is for amoxicillin 250 mg in 50 mL D5W IV PB to infuse in 30 min on the IV pump. What do you set the pump at in mL/hr? __________ml/hr

100ml/h

The order is for 1 L of D10W to run from 1000 to 1800 on an infusion pump. Calculate the flow rate. _________ml/hr

125ml/h

The order is for dobutamine 250 mg/250mL. The doctor wants the medication delivered at 3.5 mcg/kg/min. The patient weighs 154 lbs. Using an IV pump, determine the flow rate in mL/hr. ______

14.7 ml/hr

MD orders insulin to infuse at 8 units/hour; you have 100 units regular insulin is in 200 mL 0.9% NS. Flow rate in ml/hr? ______ ml/hr

16 ml/hr

Neonate weights 2900 grams and suggested dose of medication is 20 mg/kg/day q 8h. How many mg per dose will the neonate receive? ____mg per dose

19.3 mg per dose

The order is Synthroid 0.05 mg po qd. Synthroid 25 mcg tablets are available. How many tablets will you give? 0.05mg= 50 mcg ________

2

Tranxene 7.5 mg po qid is ordered and you have 3.75 mg Tranxene capsules available. How many capsules will you give? _________

2 capsules

At 1530 hours the nurse starts 2000 mL of D5W to run at 125 mL/h. The infusion set used is calibrated for a drop factor of 10 gtt/mL. How many gtt/min will the IV run at?

21 gtt/min

Insulin is infusing at 5 ml/hr. The bag has 5000 units in 250 cc D5W. How many units will the patient receive in 24 hours? ________ units

2400 units

The physician orders KCl 10 mEq in 1000 mL of D5 NS to infuse at 100 mL/h. How many mEq will the client receive in 24 hours? ______mEq

24mEq

A newborn receives medication diluted in 20 ml q6h and 50 ml formula q4h. What is the total intake in 24 hours? ______ ml

380 ml

A patient is to receive 20 mL of a drug. How many teaspoons of syrup should the patient receive? ____ _____

4 tsp

Patient is to get Sustacal 4000 calories per NG tube per day divided into 5 feedings. Sustacal is available in 200 calories/4 0z. How many ml will you give the patient per feeding?

4000/5 feedings = 800 calories; 200 cal/4oz so 800/200=4 4x4oz = 16 oz ; 16 ozx30ml = 480 ml

Infuse 1000 ml of D5W @ 125 ml/hr. Drop factor is 20 gtt/ml. _____gtt/min

42 gtt/min

The patient's IV has dopamine200 mg in 250 mL D5W. the drip must run at 8 mcg/kg/min. The patient weighs 154 lbs. Using an IV pump, what will be the rate?

42 ml/hr

The physician orders a continuous IV Dilaudid drip at 0.5 mg/h. The medication is supplied in 10 mg/100 mL. Calculate the IV pump setting. ______ml/hr

5 ml/hr

The order is for penicillin G 775,000 u q 4 hrs for a child. The penicillin of shelf is 250,000 units/ml. The recommended time to infuse is 30 minutes. What ml/hr will you set the pump at?

6.2 ml/hr

Tylenol with Codeine gr I po q 4 hr prn pain is ordered. Tylenol with codeine is supplied as 7.5 mg, 30 mg, and 60 mg scored tablets. Select ________ mg tablets and give ______________ tablet(s)

60 mg and 1 tablet

An IV of D5W at 75mL/h is infusing for 8 hr. How many mL will be infused into the patient? _____________ ml

600

An order is for gr x of medication. How many milligrams should the patient be given?

600 or 650 mg

A newborn weighs 3500 g. How many pounds and (remaining) ounces is this? ____

7 lb 11 oz.

A patient drinks 240 oz. How many milliliters did the patient drink? _____

7200ml

Order: 1 L of D5W to run at 125 ml/hr. How many hours will it run? hours

8 HOURS

The physician orders vancomycin 400 mg oral every 6 hours for a child weighing 90 lb. The vancomycin is available in a 250 mg/5 mL concentration. The recommended dose is 30- 40 mg/kg/day q6h. If the dose is safe, how many mg will the child receive in 24 hours? ___ ___mg

90 lb= 40.9 kg 40.9*30=1227 mg & 40.9*40=1636 mg Dr. order: 400mg q6h= 1600mg/day Safe

A patient weighs 206 lbs. How many kilograms does she weigh? ________

93.6 kg

At 1100 your patient has 200 ml left in his bag infusing at 40 gtt/min. Drop factor is 15 gtt/ml. When will the IV finish?

Logic: V (ml)/ T(min) * C (gtt/ml) = gtt/min: 200/x * 15 gtt/ml = 40 gtt/min = in 75 min at 5

A. Order: codeine sulfate gr ¾ po q 4 hr prn pain. Calculate one dose. Picture: 1 tablet = 30 mg The label reads: Give _________ tab(s) Picture: 1 tablet = 30 mg B. Using same drug label above, order is for 60,000 mcg of Codeine q4h prn pain. How many tablets would you give? ___________tabs

a.) 1.5 b.) 2