Dosage Calculations

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A nurse is preparing to administer gabapentin 30 mg IM stat to a client who is having an allergic reaction. Available is gabapentin 50 mg/1mL. How many mL should the nurse administer?

0.6 mL

A nurse is preparing to administer duloxetine 100 mg IM daily to a client. Available is duloxetine 250 mg/2mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose>

0.8 mL

A nurse is preparing to administer digoxin 8 mcg/kg/day PO to divide equally ever 12 hr for a preschooler who weighs 33 bs. Available is digoxin elixir 0.05 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose?

1.2 mL

A nurse is preparing to administer a medication using 150 mg PO BID.Available is lamivudine 100 mg tablets. How many tablets should the nurse administer per dose?

1.5 tablets

A physician writes an order to administer heparin 80 units/kg IV to a client with DVT. The patient's weight is 220 lbs. Available is 5000 units/mL. How many mL would you administer to the client?

1.6 mL

A nurse is preparing to administer amoxicillan 500 mg PO 4 times each day to a client. The amount available is amoxicillan suspension 250 mg/5mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose?

10 mL

A nurse is preparing to administer digoxin 0.25 mg PO daily. The amount available is digoxin 0.125 mg tablets. How many tablets should the nurse administer?

2 tablets

A nurse is preparing to administer levothyroxine 0.175 mg PO once daily. The amount available is levothyroxine 88 mcg/tablet. How many tablets should the nurse administer per dose?

2 tablets

A nurse is preparing to administer liothroine 0.175 mg PO once daily. THe amount available is liothroine 88mcg/tablet. How many tablets should the nurse administer per dose?

2 tablets

A nurse is preparing to administer hydrochlorothiazide 25 mg PO daily to a client. Available is hydrochlorothiazide 50mg/5mL. How many mL should the nurse administer?

2.5 mL

A 110 lb woman is started on nitroglycerin IV drip. The order is to administer the nitroglycerin at 5mcg/min. The pharmacy sends a 250 mL IV bottle with 25 mg of nitroglycerin added. What rate in mL/hr should it run?

3mL/hr

A nurse is preparing to administer erythromycin 320 mg PO every 12 hours to an infant. The amount available is erythromycin 400 mg/5mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose?

4 mL

A nurse is preparing to administer an iv fluid bolus of 500 mL 0.9% NaCl over 60 minutes. The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 10 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the manual IV infusion to deliver how many gtt/min?

83 gtt/min

The nurse is preparing to administer 5% dextrose in 0.45% NaCl 1000 mL IV to infuse over 12 hr. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr?

83 mL/hr

The physician orders amoxicillin 800 mg PO per day in 4 divided doses for a sinus infection. After the reconstitution, the medication is available as 125 mg/5 mL. How many mL will the nurse administer per dose?

8mL

A nurse is preparing to administer cimetidine 300 mg PO twice daily to a client. The amount available is cimetidine 300 mg/tablet. How many tablets should the nurse administer per dose?

1 tablet

A nurse is preparing to administer lorazepam 1.5 mg PO in 3 equally divided doses every 8 hours for a client who has seizures. The amount available is lorazepam 0.5 mg tablets. How many tablets should the nurse administer per dose?

1 tablets

A nurse is calculating the total fluid intake fir a client during a 4 hr period. The client consumes 1 c coffee, 4 oz orange juice, 3 oz water, 1 c flavored gelatin, 1 c tea, 5 oz broth, 3 oz water. The nurse should record how many mL of intake?

1170 mL

A nurse is completing a 8 hr I&O record for a client who consumes 4 oz juice,6 oz tea, a 100 mL cup full of ice chips, IV bolus of 150 mL, and 8 oz broth. The nurse should record how many mL or intake on the client's record?

740 mL

A nurse is preparing to administer Ringer's lactate by continuous IV infusion at 120 mL/hr. The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 60gtt/mL. The nurse should set the manual IV infusion to deliver how many gtt/min?

120 gtt/min

A nurse is preparing to administer amoxicillan 150 mg PO every 12 hours. Available is amoxicillan 50 mg/5mL syrup. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose?

15 mL

A nurse is preparing to administer guafensin 30 mg PO. The amount available is guafensin oral liquid 7.5mg/5mL. How many mL should the nurse administer?

20mL

A nurse is preparing to administer 0.9% NaCl 2000 mL IV to infuse over 8 hours. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL per hr?

250 mL/hr

A nurse is preparing to administer 1,000 mL of lactated Ringer's IV over 6 hr. The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 10 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the manual IV infusion to deliver how many gtt/min?

28 gtt/min

A nurse is preparing to administer penicillin 1.2 million units IM now. The amount available is penicillin 600,000 units/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer?

2mL

A nurse is preparing to administer fluoxetine 30 m PO daily to a client. The amount available is fluoxetine 10 mg/tablet. How many tablts should the nurse administer per dose?

3 tablets

A nurse is preparing to aminister dioxin 1.5 mg PO to a client. The amount available is dioxin 0.5 mg/tablet. How many tablets should the nurse administer?

3 tablets

A nurse is preparing to infuse 1 L of 0.9% NaCl IV over 8 hours with a tubing set that delivers 15 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the manual IV infusion to deliver how many drops/min?

31 gtt/min

A nurse is preparing to administer continuous heparin infusion 1600 units/hr. Available is heparin 25,000 units in dextrose 5% in water (D5W) 500 mL. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr?

32 mL/hr

A nurse is preparing to administer amoxicillin 30 mg/kg/day in 2 equally diided doses every 12 hours to a toddler who weighs 33 pounds. Available is amoxicillin 200 mg/5mL suspension. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose?

5.6 mL


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