ENA Med dosage
The physician has ordered intravenous fluids to infuse at 200 mL/h. Your tubing has a given ratio of 15 drops/mL. How many drops per minute are required to infuse the desired amount of fluid? A. 185 drops/minute B. 78 drops/minute C. 50 drops/minute D. 28 drops/minute
C
Which unit of measure is equivalent to 1 oz? A. 20 mL B. 3 T (tablespoons) C. 6 tsp (teaspoon) D. 150 gtt
C
You are caring for a 350-lb patient in septic shock. Medication order: Dobutamine 7 mcg/kg/min Available: Dobutamine 500 mg/500 mL How many mL/h of the dobutamine infusion should you administer? A. 21 mL B. 60 mL C. 66 mL D. 71 mL
C
You have an order to administer 7500 units of heparin subcutaneously. The vial of heparin contains 10,000 units/mL. How many mL do you need? A. 75 mL B. 75 mL C. 0.75 mL D. 0.075 mL
C
You need to administer 50 mg of oral Prednisone; on hand you have 20-mg tablets. How many tablets do you need? A. 3.5 B. 3 C. 2.5 D. 2
C
The physician has ordered 120 mg of an intravenous diuretic for a patient in heart failure. The vial contains 80 mg/10 mL. How many mL should you administer? A. 15 mL B. 20 mL C. 40 mL D. 70 mL
A
You are caring for a patient in diabetic ketoacidosis who weights 140 lb. Medication order: Humulin Insulin drip at 0.1 units/kg/h Available: Humulin Insulin 125 units/250mL How many mL per hour should you administer? A. 12.7 mL/hr B. 6.35 mL/hr C. 0.79 mL/hr D. 0.45 mL/hr
A
A nitroglycerin infusion is ordered for a patient having chest pain. The standard dilution of nitroglycerin is 50 mg in 250 mL of D5W solution. The nitroglycerin has been titrated to 30 mcg/min. To what amount should you set the infusion pump? A. 0.15 mL/min B. 0.2 mg/mL C. 9 mL/h D. 200 mcg/mL
C
All of the following are components of the "6 rights" nurses must follow to ensure safe medication administration EXCEPT: A. Right route B. Right patient C. Right reason D. Right medication
C
Solve the equation. 1.5 g = ______ mg A. 15 B. 150 C. 1500 D. 15000
C
A child diagnosed with otitis media is being discharged on cefaclor (Ceclor) 0.25 g PO every 8 hours. You have cefaclor (Ceclor) 250 mg/5mL on hand. How many milliliters of cefaclor would you give per dose? A. 2.5 mL B. 5 mL C. 7.5 mL D. 10 mL
B
Solve the equation. 80 pounds = ______ kg A. 2.2 B. 36.4 C. 80 D. 176
B
The physician has ordered 375 mg of an oral antibiotic for a young child. The liquid suspension contains 75 mg/mL. How much medication should you administer? A. 8.75 mL B. 5 mL C. 3.75 mL D. 1 mL
B
Which nursing action breaches the rules of safe medication administration? A. Delaying administration of an unfamiliar drug until you have had the opportunity to review its profile B. Identifying the patient by calling his name and eliciting an affirmative response before administering a medication C. Declining to administer an infusion if the medication label on the fluid does not match the medication ordered D. Clarifying a medication dosage that exceeds dosing recommendations
B
You are caring for a febrile child who weighs 14 lb. Medication order: 10 mg of ibuprofen/kg Available: Ibuprofen 100 mg/5 mL. How many mL of Ibuprofen should you administer? A. 2.2 mL B. 3.2 mL C. 4 mL D. 6.4 mL
B
You are caring for a hypotensive patient who weighs 175 lb. Medication order: Dopamine drip at 3 mcg/kg/min Available: Dopamine 800 mg/500 mL How many mL per hour will the patient receive? A. 3.35 mL/hr B. 8.95 mL/hr C. 19.68 mL/hr D. 39.37 mL/hr
B
Solve the equation. 6 mcg = ______ mg A. 0.6 B. 0.06 C. 0.006 D. 0.0006
C
Medication order: Doxycycline 1 g Available: Doxycycline 250 mg/capsule How many capsules should you administer? A. 2.5 B. 3 C. 3.5 D. 4
D
Solve the equation. 400 mcg = ______ g A. 0.4 B. 0.04 C. 0.004 D. 0.0004
D
You are to administer 180 mg of oral acetaminophen to a young child. The acetaminophen is 160 mg/5 mL. How many mL should you administer? A. 3.2 B. 3.6 C. 4.5 D. 5.6
D
