Module Assessment (Calculating Oral Medication Doses)

The nurse has the following order and medication. How many tablets will the nurse administer to the patient?

0.5

Read the cup at the meniscus line. How many tablespoons of medication are in the cup?

1 Tbs

The nurse has the following order: Dilantin 0.375 g Oral Suspension bid. In the patient's drawer is a bottle labeled: Dilantin Oral Suspension 125 mg/5 mL. How many milliliters of medication should the nurse administer?

15 mL

The physician orders Ceftin 0.5 g PO q.12h. The pharmacy sends a bottle of Ceftin tablets labeled: 250 mg/tab. How many tablets will the nurse administer to the patient with each dose?

2 tabs

The healthcare provider orders: Amoxicillin Oral Suspension 125 mg q.AM. The pharmacy sends a bottle labeled: Amoxicillin Oral Suspension 250 mg/5 mL. How many milliliters of medication will the nurse administer?

2.5 mL

The nurse has an order to administer Fluconazole for Oral Suspension 25 mg PO q.12h to a 2-year-old patient. How many milliliters will the nurse administer?

2.5 mL

The healthcare provider writes the following order for a child: Diflucan suspension 100 mg PO now. The pharmacy sends a bottle labeled: Diflucan oral suspension 40 mg/mL. The nurse is correct to measure:

2.5 mL of Diflucan in the dosing spoon.

The prescriber orders PrenisoLONE oral solution 60 mg PO daily. The pharmacy sends the following medication. How many milliliters of medication should the nurse administer to the patient?

20 mL

The physician orders Lanoxin elixir 0.175 mg PO q.AM for the patient. The pharmacy sends a bottle labeled: Lanoxin elixir 0.05 mg/mL. How many milliliters will the nurse administer to the patient? Write your answer as a decimal number.

3.5 mL

The prescriber orders Digoxin elixir 0.25 mg PO q.AM. The pharmacy sends a bottle labeled: Digoxin elixir 50 mcg/mL. How many milliliters should the nurse administer?

5 mL

How many milliliters of medication are in the cylindrical dosing spoon? Write your answer as a decimal number.

7.5 mL

The nurse has an order to administer Penicillin V Potassium for Oral Solution 200 mg q.6h. How many milliliters will the nurse administer to the patient?

8 mL

Which route of administration requires the medication to be placed between the gum and the inner lining of the cheek?

Buccal

The nurse has an order to administer Fluconazole for Oral Suspension 30 mg PO q.12h to a 2-year-old child. After calculating the ordered dose, the nurse will administer 3 mL of the drug. Which of the following delivery devices should the nurse choose?

Calibrated dropper

The prescriber orders Glucotrol XL 3.75 mg PO q.AM. The pharmacy supplies the following medication. The nurse calculates that the patient should receive 1.5 tablets. What is the appropriate action by the nurse?

Call the pharmacy

Which of the following medications can be broken in half?

Lanoxin scored tablets

Which of the following is true of this amoxicillin?

Once reconstituted, the nurse should put the date and time of the reconstitution and her initials on the label.

In reading the following medication administration record of the patient, the nurse is correct to:

administer one ounce of Diflucan Oral Suspension.

In the administration of enteral medications, the nurse recalls that these medications:

include the oral, feeding tube, and rectal routes of administration.

Which of the following medication forms is a liquid that contains small particles of the drug that cannot be dissolved?

suspension