Drug Dosage Calculations NCLEX Quiz 1

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Drug Dosage Calculations NCLEX Quiz 1 - Quiz

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1.

Doctor’s Order: Tylenol supp 1 g pr q 6 hr prn temp > 101; Available: Tylenol supp 325 mg (scored). How many supp will you administer?
- A.
  
  2 supp
- B.
  
  1 supp
- C.
  
  3 supp
- D.
  
  5 supp
2.

Doctor’s Order: Nafcillin 500 mg po pc; Available: Nafcillin 1 gm tab (scored). How many tab will you administer per day?
- A.
  
  2.5 tabs
- B.
  
  2 tabs
- C.
  
  1.5 tabs
- D.
  
  1 tab
3.

Doctor’s Order: Synthroid 75 mcg po daily; Available: Synthroid 0.15 mg tab (scored). How many tab will you administer?
- A.
  
  1 tab
- B.
  
  0.5 tab
- C.
  
  2 tabs
- D.
  
  1.5 tabs
4.

Doctor’s Order: Diuril 1.8 mg/kg po tid; Available: Diuril 12.5 mg caps. How many cap will you administer for each dose to a 31 lb child?
- A.
  
  2 caps
- B.
  
  2.5 caps
- C.
  
  3 caps
- D.
  
  1.5 caps
5.

Doctor’s Order: Cleocin Oral Susp 600 mg po qid; Directions for mixing: Add 100 mL of water and shake vigorously. Each 2.5 mL will contain 100 mg of Cleocin. How many tsp of Cleocin will you administer?
- A.
  
  3 tsp
- B.
  
  5 tsp
- C.
  
  3.5 tsp
- D.
  
  1 tsp
6.

Doctor’s Order: Sulfasalazine Oral Susp 500 mg q 6 hr; Directions for mixing: Add 125 mL of water and shake well. Each tbsp will yield 1.5 g of Sulfasalazine. How many mL will you give?
- A.
  
  5 ml
- B.
  
  3 ml
- C.
  
  4 ml
- D.
  
  2 ml
7.

Your patient has had the following intake: 2 ½ cups of coffee (240 mL/cup). 11.5 oz of grape juice. ¾ qt of milk. 320 mL of diet coke. 1 ¼ L of D5W IV and 2 oz of grits. What will you record as the total intake in mL for this patient?
- A.
  
  2.325 ml
- B.
  
  3.265 ml
- C.
  
  3.325 ml
- D.
  
  2.235 ml
8.

Your patient has had the following intake: 8 oz glasses of iced tea. 4 oz cartons of grape juice. ¾ pt of ice cream. 32 oz of juice. 1 ½ L of D5W IV and 6 oz of cottage cheese. What will you record as the total intake in mL for this patient?
- A.
  
  3.357 ml
- B.
  
  3.375 ml
- C.
  
  3.915 ml
- D.
  
  3.195 ml
9.

Doctor’s Order: Kantamycin 7.5 mg/kg IM q 12 hr; Available: Kantamycin 0.35 Gm/mL. How many mL will you administer for each dose to a 157 lb patient?
- A.
  
  2 ml
- B.
  
  1 ml
- C.
  
  2.5 ml
- D.
  
  1.5 ml
10.

Doctor’s Order: Heparin 7.855 units Sub Q bid; Available: Heparin 10.000 units per ml. How many mL will you administer?
- A.
  
  0.79 ml
- B.
  
  1.79 ml
- C.
  
  0.17 ml
- D.
  
  1.17 ml
11.

Doctor’s order: Amoxicillin 0.25 g p.o. every 8 hours; Available: Amoxicillin 125 mg tablets. How many tablets will the nurse give per dose?
- A.
  
  0.5 tab
- B.
  
  1 tab
- C.
  
  1.5 tabs
- D.
  
  2 tabs
12.

Doctor’s order: Zofran 8 mg p.o. t.i.d.; Available: Zofran in a 100 ml bottle labeled 4 mg/tsp.; How many ml will the nurse administer for each dose?
- A.
  
  1.25 ml
- B.
  
  6.25 ml
- C.
  
  8 ml
- D.
  
  10 ml
13.

Doctor’s order: Morphine gr 1/10; Available: Morphine 10 mg/ml. How many ml will the nurse give?
- A.
  
  0.6 ml
- B.
  
  1 ml
- C.
  
  6 ml
- D.
  
  10 ml
14.

Give Fortaz mg/kg/day p.o. 50 mg/kg p.o. t.i.d. to a child who weighs 25.5 kg. Fortaz is available in an oral suspension labeled 100 mg/ml. How many ml would the nurse administer per dose?
- A.
  
  0.5 ml
- B.
  
  0. 8 ml
- C.
  
  10.8 ml
- D.
  
  12.8 ml
15.

Give Ceclor 45 mg/kg/day p.o. in 3 divided doses for a patient who weighs 66 pounds. A 75 ml stock medication is labeled Ceclor 125 mg/ml. How many ml would the nurse administer per dose?
- A.
  
  0.5 ml
- B.
  
  0.8 ml
- C.
  
  3.6 ml
- D.
  
  9 ml
16.

Give Biaxin for a child whose BSA is 0.55 m2. The usual adult dose is 500 mg. Biaxin is available in an oral suspension. The 100ml bottle is labeled 50 mg/ml. How many ml would the nurse give per dose?
- A.
  
  3.2 ml
- B.
  
  1.6 ml
- C.
  
  1.2 ml
- D.
  
  5 ml
17.

Give Phenergan for a child whose BSA is 1.2 m2. The usual adult dose is 25 mg. How many milligrams would the nurse administer for the dose?
- A.
  
  12 mg
- B.
  
  17.6 mg
- C.
  
  20.8 mg
- D.
  
  25 mg
18.

LR 125 ml/hr via gravity flow using tubing calibrated at 15 gtt/ml. Calculate the flow rate.
- A.
  
  8 gtt/min
- B.
  
  15 gtt/min
- C.
  
  25 gtt/min
- D.
  
  31 gtt/min
19.

One liter NS to infuse over 24 hours using a micro drip (gravity flow). Calculate the flow rate.
- A.
  
  42 gtt/min
- B.
  
  28 gtt/min
- C.
  
  12 gtt/min
- D.
  
  10 gtt/min
20.

At the change of shift you notice 200 ml left to count in the I.V. bag. The I.V. is infusing at 80 ml/hr. How much longer will the I.V. run?
- A.
  
  1 hr
- B.
  
  1 hr and 30 mins
- C.
  
  2 hrs
- D.
  
  2 hrs and 30 mins
21.

The cardiac patient is to receive Cardizem 5 mg IVP. The vial contains 10 mg/2 ml. How many ml will you give?
- A.
  
  10 ml
- B.
  
  5 ml
- C.
  
  2 ml
- D.
  
  1 ml
22.

The patient is to take Aspirin gr. X. The bottle contains Aspirin 300 mg tablets. How many tablets should he take?
- A.
  
  0.5 tablet
- B.
  
  1 tablet
- C.
  
  1.5 tablets
- D.
  
  2 tablets
23.

Digoxin 125 mcg is ordered IVP every a.m. The vial contains 0.5 mg in 2 ml. How many ml will you give?
- A.
  
  0.2 ml
- B.
  
  0.5 ml
- C.
  
  1.5 ml
- D.
  
  2 ml
24.

The pre-op patient is ordered Atropine gr. 1/150 IM. The vial contains Atropine 0.4 mg in 1 ml. How much will you give?
- A.
  
  1 ml
- B.
  
  1.5 ml
- C.
  
  2 ml
- D.
  
  2.5 ml
25.

The patient is to receive Heparin 1500 units/hr by IV infusion. The IV contains 25.000 units of Heparin in 250 ml of D5W. At what rate should you set the IV pump (ml/hr)?
- A.
  
  15 ml/hr
- B.
  
  16 ml/hr
- C.
  
  17 ml/hr
- D.
  
  20 ml/hr