Clinical Calculations
degrees Fahrenheit
( C * 9/5) + 32
1 g = ____ kg
.001 kg
250 mL = ___________ L
0.25 L
The order is for penicillin 500 mcg IV for a patient with a respiratory tract infection. The medication received from the pharmacy is available in 5 mg/2 mL. How many milliliters will the nurse give?
0.2mL
The primary health-care provider orders 25 mcg of a medication for a client. The medication has dosage strength of 75 mcg/mL. The nurse will give _______ mL.
0.33mL
gr X = _____________ g
0.67 g
The primary health-care provider prescribes adalimumab 40 mg subcutaneously. The pharmacy has sent a vial of adalimumab that has dosage strength of 20 mg/0.4 mL. How many milliliters will the nurse give?
0.8mL
A 57-year-old client is prescribed 7,500 units of heparin sodium. The vial is available with 8,000 units per mL. What correct amount of medication (mL) should the nurse administer to the client?
0.94mL
1 cup = ____ oz
1 cup = 8 oz
1 g = ___ mg
1 g = 1000 mg
1 g = ___ grains
1 g = 15 gr
1 gal = ____ L
1 gal = 4 L
1 grain = ___ mg
1 gr = 60 mg
1 inch = ___ cm
1 in = 2.5 cm
1 kg = ? lbs
1 kg = 2.2 lbs
1 mL = ___ gtt(drops)
1 mL = 15 gtt
1 oz = ___ mL = ____ Tbs
1 oz = 30 mL = 2 Tbs
1 qt = ____ L
1 qt = 1 L
1 tsp = _____mL
1 tsp = 5mL
52 oz= ____________ kg
1.5 kg
A teenager with a bacterial infection has been prescribed 0.18 g of doxycycline. The dosage strength of the available medication is 100 mg/mL. Calculate the amount of doxycycline oral suspension to be administered per dose to the client in mL
1.8mL
1 L = ____ mL
1000 mL
A nurse receives an order for lactated Ringer's solution 1,500 mL IV to be run at 125 mL/hr. How long will this IV infuse?
12 hr
The nurse starts 300 mL 0.9% sodium chloride at 0800 to infuse at 65 mL/hr. Calculate the exact completion time.
1237pm
The order is for 1 L lactated Ringer's solution to be run at 75mL / hr. How long will this IV bag infuse?
13 hr 20 min
1 Tbs or 3 tsp = ____ mL
15 mL
2 cups or 1 pt = ____ oz
16
1 lb = ? oz
16 oz
The order is to infuse an IV piggyback (IVPB) of 60 mL of D5W with 500 mg ampicillin over 20 minutes. How many milliliters per hour will the nurse set the pump at?
180 mL/hr
1 pint = ____ cups
2 cups
1 qt = ? pt
2 pt
The primary health-care provider orders hydroxyzine 0.05 g per day. The pharmacist sends hydroxyzine oral suspension of 25 mg/5 mL. How many teaspoons will the nurse instruct the client to take per day?
2 tsp
5 pt =_____________ qt
2.5 qt
The IV order for an adult client is written as "Start 1 L 0.9% sodium chloride (NaCl) to infuse in 5 hr." The nurse would set a pump at _________ mL/hr.
200mL/hr
A nurse is preparing to hang a unit of blood for the client. The unit contains 235 mL, and the order is to infuse the blood over 4 hours. The nurse has the blood tubing administration set with 20 gtt/mL. Calculate the flow rate in gtt/min for this infusion.
20gtt/min
A client has been prescribed adenosine 6 mg by rapid IV bolus. The pharmacy has sent a 6-mg/2-mL vial. How many milliliters will the nurse give?
2mL
1 Tbs = ____tsp
3 tsp
1 oz = ___ mL
30 mL
A client with rheumatoid arthritis has been prescribed indomethacin 0.15 g per day. The nurse has indomethacin oral suspension available at 25 mg/5 mL. How many milliliters of indomethacin should the nurse administer to the client?
30mL
1 gal = ___ qt
4 qt
The order is to infuse an IV piggyback (IVPB) of 60 mL of D5W with 500 mg ampicillin over 20 minutes. The nurse chooses a macrodrip IV tubing with a drop factor of 15 gtt/mL. What is the flow rate for this IVPB?
45gtt/min
gr 3/4 = _________ mg
45mg
degrees Celsius
5/9 * (F - 32)
gr X = __________ mg
600
The IV order for a client is 900 mL D5/0.9% NaCl over 12 hours. How many milliliters per hour will the nurse set on the IV pump?
75mL/hr
A nurse is preparing to hang a unit of blood for the client. The unit contains 235 mL, and the order is to infuse the blood over 3 hours. The nurse will set a pump at ________ mL/hr
78mL/hr
45 mL = __________ tsp
9 tsp
3 oz = __________ mL
90mL
