IV dosage calculation practice test

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

0.13ml

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

0.33ml

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

0.5 tablet

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

0.96ml

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

10ml

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

2 tablets

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

2ml

Convert 75 lbs into kg.

34.1 kg

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

4 TB

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.

42gtt/min

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?

45mg/hr

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

4ml

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

8hr

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?

minimum = 525mg maximum = 1050mg The doctor prescribed 500 x3= 1500mg per day; this is not within the safe range