Pharmacology HST: Math Exam 2

A nurse is preparing to administer Ringer's lactate by continuous IV infusion at 120 mL/hour. The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 60 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the manual IV infusion to deliver how many gtt/min? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

120

A nurse is preparing to administer vancomycin 500 mg PO daily divided into four equal doses. The amount available is vancomycin 125 mg capsules. How many capsules should the nurse administer with each dose? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

1

A nurse is preparing to administer amoxicillin 500 mg PO four times each day to a client. The amount available is amoxicillin suspension 250 mg/5mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

10

A nurse is preparing to administer hydrochlorothiazide 25 mg PO daily to a client. Available is hydrochlorothiazide 50 mg/5 mL. How many mL should the nurse administer? (Round to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

2.5

A nurse is preparing to administer furosemide 40 mg IV. Available is furosemide 10 mg/1mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose?

4

A nurse is preparing to administer morphine sulfate 2 mg IV bolus. Available is morphine sulfate 10 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

0.2

A nurse is preparing to administer 250 mg of an antibiotic IM. Available is 3g/5 mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

0.4

A nurse is preparing to administer 0.9% sodium chloride 1000 mL IV to infuse over 8 hours. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

125

A nurse is preparing to administer ranitidine 300 mg PO daily to a client. The amount available is ranitidine 150 mg/tablet. How many tablets should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

2

A nurse is preparing to administer digoxin 1.5 mg PO to a client. The amount available is digoxin 0.5 mg/tablet. How many tablets should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

3