Dose calc. practice assessment

A nurse is preparing to administer enoxaparin 30 mg subcutaneous to a client. Available is enoxaparin injection 60 mg/0.6 mL. How many mL should the nurse administer?

0.3

A nurse is preparing to administer phenytoin 15 mg/kg IV to a client who weighs 154 lb. Available is phenytoin 50 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer?

21 154 / 2.2 = 70 70 * 15 = 1050 1050 / 50 = 21

A nurse is preparing to administer 15 mL of codeine PO to a client. The nurse should identify that 15 mL is equivalent to which of the following measurements?

3 tsp

A nurse is preparing to administer ranitidine 50 mg via intermittent IV bolus every 8 hr. Available is ranitidine 50 mg in dextrose 5% in water (D5W) 100 mL to infuse over 20 min. The nurse should set the IV infusion pump to deliver how many mL/hr?

300

A nurse is preparing to administer phenytoin 5 mg/kg/day PO divided equally every 8 hr to a client who weighs 132 lbs. Available is phenytoin 100 mg capsules. How many capsules should the nurse adminster per dose?

1 132 / 2.2 = 60 kg 60 kg * 5 mg = 300 300 / 3 (every 8 hrs.) = 100

A nurse is preparing to administer cefazolin 250 mg IM. Avalible is cefazolin powder 500 mg vial. Nurse reconstructs to 2 mL of sterile water to yeild a final of 225 mg/mL. how many mL?

1.1

A nurse is preparing to administer cefazolin 500 mg IM every 12 hr. Available is cefazolin injection 330 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose?

1.5

A nurse is preparing to administer tobramycin 3 mg/kg/day IM divided in three equal doses to a client who weighs 60 kg. Available to tobramycin 40 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse adminster per dose?

1.5

A nurse is preparing to administer dextrose 5% water (D5W) 250 mL IV to infuse over 2 hr. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr?

125

A nurse in a long-term care facility is preparing to administer rivastigmine 3 mg PO twice daily to a client who has Alzheimer's disease. Available is rivastigmine 1.5 mg/capsule. How many capsules should the murse administer per dose?

2

A nurse is preparing to administer digoxin 0.25 mg PO. Available is digoxin 0.125 mg tablets. How many tablets should the nurse administer?

2

A nurse is preparing to administer amphotericin B lipid complex 2.5 mg/kg IV intermittent bolus to a client who weighs 176 lb. Avalible is amphotericin B lipid complex 5 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer?

40

A nurse is preparing to administer lactated Ringer's (LR) 600 mL IV to infuse over 5 hr. The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 20 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the manual IV infusion to deliver how many gtt/min?

40 600 * 20 / 300 min

A nurse is reviewing a client's prescriptions. The nurse should contact the provider to clarify which of the following prescriptions?

Carvedilol 6.25 mg twice daily; hold for apical pulse less than 50/min

metformin label

protect from light

A nurse is preparing to administer methadone 0.1 mg/kg IV bolus to a client who weighs 104 lb. Available is methadone 10 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer?

0.47

A nurse is preparing to administer methylprednisolone acetate 0.05 g IM. Available is methyprednisolone acetate injection 80 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer?

0.63 0.05 g to mg = 50 50/80 = 0.63

A nurse is preparing to administer doxycycline 0.3 g PO. Available is doxycycline 150 mg capsules. How many capsules should the nurse administer?

2

A nurse is preparing to administer furosemide 20 mg IM. Available is furosemide injection 10 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer?

2

A nurse is preparing to administer metoclopramide 10 mg PO every 6 hr. Available is metoclopramide 5 mg tablets. How many tablets should the nurse administer per dose?

2

A nurse is preparing to administer cefazolin 250 mg IM to a client. Available is cefazolin powder 500 mg vial. The nurse reconstitutes the powder by adding 2 mL of sterile water to yield a final concentration of cefazoilin 225 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer?

2.2

A nurse is preparing to administer gentamicin 6 mg/kg/day IM divided in three equal doses to a client who weighs 50 kg. Available is gentamicin 40 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose?

2.5

A nurse is preparing to administer 15 mL of codeine PO to a client. The nurse should identify that 15 mL is equivalent to which of the following measurments?

3 tsp

A nurse is preparing to administer 0.9% sodium chloride (0.9% NaCl) 1,000 mL IV to infuse at 125 mL/hr. The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 15 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the manual IV infusion to diliver how many gtt/min?

31

A nurse is preparing to administer diltiazem 0.25 mg/kg IV to a client who weighs 176 lb. Available is diltiazem 5 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer?

4 176 / 2.2 * 0.25 / 5