Dosage Calculation: PN Fundamentals Online Practice Assessment 3.0 with correct marking sc, Exams of Nursing

Download Dosage Calculation: PN Fundamentals Online Practice Assessment 3.0 with correct marking sc and more Exams Nursing in PDF only on Docsity! Dosage Calculation: PN Fundamentals Online Practice Assessment 3.0 with correct marking scheme 1. Administering phenobarbital 6 mg/kg/day PO divided in equal doses every 12 hrs to a patient weighing 44 lb. Available 20 mg/5 mL. How many mL per dose? - Correct answer 15 mL 2. Patient needs 6 mg per kg a day, in 2 doses that are 12hrs apart & is 44lb; FYI lb/2.2 = x kg 3. 5mL = 20mg SO 1 mL = 4 mg 4. 40lb/2.2 = 20kg so 6mg*20kg = 120mg a day OR 60mg per 12hr dose SO 60mg/4mg= 15mL 5. Administering cefaclor 500 mg PO every 12 hrs. Available cefaclor 250 mg/5 mL. How many mL per dose? - Correct answer 10 mL 6. Patient needs 500mg per dose & 5mL = 250mg SO 7. 10mL = 500mg 8. Administering furosemide 20 mg IM. Available furosemide 10 mg/mL. How many mL for the injection? - Correct answer 2 mL 9. Patient needs 20mg for the injection & 1mL = 10mg SO 2mL = 20mg 10.Administering morphine 4 mg IM. Available is 10 mg/mL. How many mL for the injection? - Correct answer 0.4 mL 11.Patient needs 4mg for the injection & 1mL = 10mg SO 0.4mL = 4mg 12. (Desired*Quantity)/Have = X mL OR (4mg*1mL)/10mg = 0.4mL 13.Discard suspension how many days after reconstitution? - Correct answer 14 Days 14.Discard suspension after 14 days 15.Administering codeine 20 mL oral solution. How many teaspoons (tsp) does this equal? - Correct answer 4 tsp 16.FYI 1 tsp = 5 mL so 17.4 tsp = 20 mL 18.Administering metronidazole 7.5 mg/kg PO. Patient weighs 220 lbs. Available 375 mg/capsule. How many capsules (cap) needed? - Correct answer 2 cap 19.Patient needs 7.5mg per kg & is 220lb; FYI lb/2.2 = x kg 20.220lb/2.2 = 100kg; 7.5mg*100kg = 750mg needed 21.1cap = 375mg SO 2cap = 750mg 22.Administering famotidine 40 mg PO bedtime. Available 20 mg/tablet. How many tablets (tab) needed? - Correct answer 2 tab 23.Patient needs 40mg & 1tab = 20mg SO 2tab = 40mg 24. Include in the teaching for phenytoin oral suspension: - Correct answer Store medication in cool area 25.Label states: -100mg/4mL & total is 4mL 26. -SHAKE WELL before using 27. -store below 30 C (86F) 28. -Protect from light 29.Administering midazolam 0.07 mg/kg IM & patient weighs 50 kg. Available 5 mg/mL. How many mL needed? - Correct answer 0.7 mL 30.Patient needs 0.07mg per kg & is 50kg 31.0.07mg*50kg = 3.5mg 32.1mL = 5mg SO 3.5mg/5mg = 0.7 mL 33.What's the patient's weight in kg if they weigh 128 lb? (round to nearest tenth) - Correct answer 58.2 kg 34.FYI lb/2.2 = x kg 35.SO 128lb/2.2 = 58.1818 36.Administering cefazolin 1 g IM. Reconstitutes 1 g vial or cefazolin to yield concentration 330 mg/mL. How many mL needed? (nearest whole number) - Correct answer 3 mL 37.Patient needs 1g for the injection 38.1mL = 330mg & FYI 1g= 1000mg SO 39.1000mg/330mg = 3.03mL 40.Administering haloperidol lactate 3 mg IM. Available 5 mg/mL. How many mL needed? - Correct answer 0.6 mL 41.Patient needs 3mg & 1mL = 5mg so 3mg/5mg = 0.6mL 42.Administering eszopiclone 2000 mcg PO. How many [mg] needed? - Correct answer 2 mg 43.Patient needs 2000mcg converted to mg 44.FYI 1mg = 1000mcg SO 2mg = 2000mcg 45.Administer codeine 20 mg PO every 6hrs PRN. Available codeine 10 mg/5mL. How many mL needed? - Correct answer 10 mL 46.Patient needs 20mg & 5mL = 10mg SO 10mL = 20mg 47.Administering prednisone 50 mg PO. Available 20mg/tablet. How many tablets (tab) needed? - Correct answer 2.5 tab 48.Patient needs 50mg & 1tab = 20mg SO 50mg/20mg = 2.5tab