Dosing Calculation Practice Problems for
Dosing Calc Exam 3
Write out each step for each question
1. The provider orders a medication 0.20mg/kg to be administered IV bolus. The patient
weighs 184lbs. The drug is available in a vial that reads 10mg/2ml. How many
milliliters will you administer to the patient? Round to the nearest tenth. Enter numeric
value only.
a. 3.3 mL
2. The patient is scheduled to receive a medication; the dose is 7mcg/kg/min. The patient
weights 82kg. The supply is 250mg in 250mL. What is the infusion rate? Round to the
nearest whole number. Enter numeric value only.
a. 34 mL/hr
3. The child is to receive 15mg/kg of a liquid PO medication for pain B.I.D. The label reads
160mg/5ml. The child weighs 18kg. What is the quantity to be administered per dose?
Round to the nearest whole number. Enter numeric value only.
a. 8 mL
4. The provider orders a medication at 8mg/kg/day equal given in 3 doses. The available
medication is 75mg/5mL. The toddler weighs 38lbs. What is the quantity to be
administered per dose? Round to the nearest tenth. Enter numeric value only.
a. 3.1 mL
5. The prescriber ordered an infusion of 150 milliliters per hour. Calculate the flow rate
when the drop factor is 15gtts/mL. Round to the whole number. Enter numeric value
only.
a. 38 gtt/min
6. A patient is ordered to receive 500ml of normal saline at 75ml/hr. The infusion was
started at 0900. What time will the infusion be completed? Answer in military time.
a.
1540
7. The provider orders 1500ml of 0.45% normal saline to be infused over 9 hours. The drop
factor is 18 drops per mL. Calculate the flow rate in drops per minute. Round to the
whole number. Enter numeric value only.
a. 50 gtt/min
8. The provider orders a medication at 2.5mcg/kg/min. The available medication is 250mg
in 500mL D5W. The patient weighs 112lbs. What is the infusion rate? Round to the
nearest whole number. Enter numeric value only.
a. 15 mL/hr
9. The provider orders 150mg of a medication for a child who weighs 12.32kg. The
available dose is 300mg/5mL. This order has been determined to be a safe dose. What
