Dosage Calc Quiz
Mr. Thompson is complaining of noncardiac-related chest pain. You decide to administer morphine. He rates his pain as an 8 on a 1-to-10 scale, 10 being maximum. You determine that you will give him 6 mg. Prescription: Morphine sulfate 4 to 6 mg IV every 6 hours as needed for pain. What You HAVE:
1.5 mL
A nurse is ordered to administer 1,200 mL of Lactated Ringer's solution over 10 hours. What should the IV pump be set to in mL/hr? (Round to the nearest whole number.)
120 mL/hr
A patient is prescribed an intravenous (IV) infusion of 1000 mL of normal saline to be administered over 8 hours. Calculate the flow rate in mL/hr. Round to the nearest whole number.
125 mL/hr
The physician prescribes 1000 mL of D5NS to infuse at 75 mL/hr. How many hours will it take to infuse the entire bag of fluid?
13.3
What time is 1:00 pm on the 24 hour clock?
1300
Physician orders Lidocaine 1 gram in 1000mL to infuse at 0.04 mg/kg/min. Patient weighs 155 lbs. Calculate the flow rate in milliliters per hour.
169 mL
Order: Infuse a medication in 75 mL of D5W over 45 minutes. All IV infusion pumps are currently in use, at what rate should the IV be regulated using (10) macro tubing?
17
2000 mg =
2 g
Your patient receives the antibiotic Cleocin phosphate 300 mg IV q6h for treatment of diphtheria. On hand, you have Cleocin 150mg/ml. How many ml will you prepare?
2 mL
How many mL are in 8 oz?
240 mL
How many mL are in 5 tsp?
25 mL
A nurse is calculating the intake of a client during the past 9 hr. The client's intake includes lactated Ringer's IV at 150 mL/hr, cefazolin 2 g IV intermittent bolus in 100 mL of 0.9% sodium chloride, two units of packed RBCs of 275 mL and 250 mL; two IV bolus infusions of 250 mL of 0.9% sodium chloride, famotidine 20 mg IV intermittent bolus in 50 mL of 0.9% sodium chloride. How many mL of intake should the nurse record?
2525 mL
Your provider orders 170 mg Amiodarone IV for your patient . You have the following available, how many mL will you administer?
3.4 mL
The physician orders lidocaine 75 mg IV STAT. Lidocaine is available in a 5 ml vial containing 100 mg/5 ml. How many ml will the nurse prepare?
3.75 mL
A nurse is ordered to administer 1,000 mL of 0.9% Normal Saline IV over 8 hours. The IV tubing has a drop factor of 20 drops per mL. What should the drip rate be in drops per minute? (Round to the nearest whole number.)
42 gtt/min
Ms. Paisley has oliguria and receives an order for 1000 ml of 0.9% NS over 3 hours. The tubing drop factor is 10 gtt/ml. How many drops per minute should be given?
56 gtt
What is the total amount of the following fluids in mL? 1 cup water 8 oz juice 0.5 cups soda
600 mL
150 lbs equals how many kilograms? (round to nearest whole number)
68 kg
The physician orders penicillin V 300,000 units PO four times a day for your patient with chronic otitis. The drug is supplied in oral solution 200,000 units/5 ml. How many ml will you administer?
7.5 mL
An NPO patient has an order for 500 ml of D5W 0.45% NS over 6 hours. How many ml per hour should the IV pump be programmed for? (round to the nearest whole number)
83 mL/hr
