Medication Calculation

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1. Mrs Smith is to have 7500 units of Heparin 12 hourly. If stock in the ward is 5000units/0.2ml, what volume should be drawn up?
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2. Diazepam 2mg is ordered. The ward stock is 10mg in 2ml. How many mL must be administered?
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3. You have been asked to care for a sixteen year old girl who has been admitted to the ward for an elective appendicectomy in the morning. At 2300 she asks for Nitrazepam and the order is for 10mg. Stock available is 0.005g. How many tablets should be given?
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4. A patient is ordered 40mg of chlorpromazine hydrochloride. Ampoules contain 25mg/ml. What volume should be administered?
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5. A patient is ordered 80 units of a drug which is dispensed in 50 units per ml. How much will you give?
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6. A patient is to have 60mg pethidine and 0.3mg atropine sulphate as premedication. Calculate the volume of pethidine and atropine sulphate she should receive if the stock available is 100mg/2ml and 600mcg/ml respectively.
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7. Order for Pethidine is 75mg. An ampoule of Pethidine 100mg in 2ml is available. How much will you give?
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8. You have 100 units of insulin in a 10ml vial. How much will you given if the order is for 17 units?
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9. A patient is ordered Haloperidol 2.5mg IM. The ampoule contains 5mg/ml. How many mL should be given?
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10. A patient is prescribed Gentamycin 60mg IM. The stock ampoules contain 80mg in 2ml. Calculate the volume that should be given.
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11. Codeine phosphate tablets each contain 15mg. How many will give if the patient is ordered 30mg?
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12. 37.5 mg Captopril is prescribed daily and you have 25mg in stock. How many tablets will you give?
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13. Total volume to be given is 30ml and it is to be infused over 30minutes. The drop factor is 15. How many drops per minute will be delivered?
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14. 6 mg Prazosin hydrochloride is prescribed BD and you have 2mg in stock. How many tablets will you give?
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15. 12.5mg Enalapril is ordered and you have 5mg in stock. How many tablets will you give?
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16. There is an order for 300mg of pethidine in a 100ml bag of 0.9% sodium chloride. If the stock available is 100mg/2ml, what volume of pethidine is required for this task and what volume to be removed from the bag to accommodate the pethidine?
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17. 0.6 grams of Cefazolin IV 4-6 hourly is charted. In stock you have 500mg in 5mls. How many mls will you infuse?
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18. A patient is being discharged and she is ordered one Panadeine tablet 4/24 for the next 48/24. How many tablets should be dispensed on discharge?
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19. 300mg of pethidine is made up in 100ml bag of 0.9% normal saline. What is the concentration in mg/ml of the solution?
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20. A patient is receiving 3L of intravenous fluid over the next 24 hours. The drop factor is 20drops/ml. How fast should this infusion drip?
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21. The dose to be given is 4 g. The stock solution contains 160 mg per 5 ml. How many ml would you give?
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22. A 65kg patient is ordered sodium nitroprusside infusion of 3mcg/kg/min. The stock strength contains 50mg of sodium nitroprusside in a 500ml solution. Calculate the rate of flow in ml/hr.
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23. The dose to be given is 1.5 g. The stock solution contains 125 mg per 2 ml. How many ml would you give?
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24. 10mg of Morphine IV 4-6 hourly prn is prescribed. On hand you have 120mg in 1.5mls. How many mls will you administer?
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25. The total volume to be given is 4800 ml. The time over which this is to be given is 12 hours. How many ml per hour would you give?
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26. Change the following quantity from L to mL: 0.7L= mL
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27. Change the following quantity from mL to L: 3600mL= L
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28. Change the following quantity from g to mg: 0.8g= mg
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29. Change the following quantity from mg to g: 5600mg= g
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30. The total volume to be given is 2400 ml. The time over which this is to be given is 24 hours. How many ml per hour would you give?
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31. The total volume to be given is 400 ml. The time over which this is to be given is 4 hours. How many ml per hour would you give?
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32. Change the following quantity from microgram to mg: 20mcg to mg
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33. 250 ml must be infused over 4 hours. What is this in ml per hour?
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34. The order is for Normal Saline 500ml over 2 hours. If you are using a macrodrip giving set (20 drops/mL) what is the required rate in drops per minute?
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35. 30 mcg of Medication B has been ordered IV stat. The stock available is 0.03mg in 2ml. Calculate the volume to be administered.
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36. A patient is to receive 500ml of normal saline over a period of 4 hours. How many ml an hour will the patient receive?
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37. 610 millilitres of 5% Dextrose in 0.45% sodium chloride remains and is being infused at 25 drops / minute. The drop factor is 15. How long will the infusion take to complete at this rate?
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38. A patient is prescribed 1 unit of blood over 3 hours. This unit contains 360mls of blood. How many mls an hour will the patient receive?
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39. Digoxin 0.125mg is ordered. How many 62.5 microgram tablets will you give?
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40. The order is for 187.5 mcg of Medication F. The stock available comes as 62.5mcg tablets. How many tablets will be administered?
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41. IM Maxalon 10mg may be given 4/24 PRN for nausea. The patient asks you for a dose of this medication at 1100. Calculate the volume to be given if stock available is equivalent to 0.005g/ml.
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42. Order for morphine is 5mg. You have 10mg/ml or morphine in stock. How much will you administer?
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43. The patient is prescribed 125mg of Ampicillin by IM. When reconstituted the final concentration is 500mg in 5ml. What volume would you administer?
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44. 800 mililitres of 1/2 Normal Saline remains and is being infused at 35 drops / minute. The drop factor is 15. How long will the infusion take to complete at this rate?
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45. A pethidine infusion has been started for a patient. The order is 300mg of pethidine over a 25 hour period. The pethidine has been added to a 100ml bag of 0.9% sodium chloride and is being delivered via a volumetric pump. What is the concentration (mg/ml) of this medicated?
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46. Prochlorperazine 12.5mg is ordered. Stock strength is 0.0125g per one ml ampoule. What volume of prochlorperazine should be administered?
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47. The dose to be given is 100mg. The stock solution contains 0.3g/6 ml. How many ml would you give?
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48. The total volume to be given is 3600 ml. The time over which this is to be given is 24 hours. How many ml per hour would you give?
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49. Mrs H weighs 70kg. She is to have 5mg/kg of Medication J. Medication J is supplied as 500mg/5ml. Calculate the volume to be administered.
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50. Change the following quantity from mg to microgram: 0.2mg to mcg
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51. 240mg of Medication E elixir is to be administered. The stock from pharmacy comes as 120mg in 5 ml. Calculate the volume to be administered.
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52. Largactil suspension contains 5mg in every ml. What volume is required to administer 75mg?
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53. Total volume to be given is 960ml and it is to be infused over 16 hours. The drop factor is 20. How many drops per minute will be delivered? 20
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54. 10000 units heparin is ordered to be given each day at 12/24 interval. How many units of heparin should be administered per dose?
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55. A patient is receiving 3L of intravenous fluid over the next 24 hours. How many ml/hr should the patient be receiving?
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56. Tobramycin is ordered at 6mg per kg for 24 hours in 3 divided doses. The patient weighs 28kg and you have 20mg in 2ml in stock. How many mls will you administer in a single dose?
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57. 10,000 units of Heparin is added to 1 Litre of 0.9% Saline. Dose prescribed is 400 units per hour. Calculate the rate of infusion in ml/hr.
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58. A patient is to have 600ml of intravenous fluid over 3 hours. What is this in mL per hour?
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59. Medication C is supplied as 100mgs/2ml. The doctor has prescribed 50 mg, IM, 3-4/24. What is the volume to be administered?
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60. A patient is ordered 50mg Captopril daily to treat her hypotension in two equally divided doses. Stock available is an oral solution of 5mg/ml. How much of the solution should be drawn for a single dose administration?
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61. Miss K weighs 60kg. She is to have 6mg/kg of Medication L. The stock available is 120mg/5ml. Calculate the volume to be administered.
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62. Phenobarbitone Sodium 120mg is ordered. Stock in hand is 200mg in 1 ml. How much should the patient receive?
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63. Total volume to be given is 240ml and it is to be infused over 12 hours. The drop factor is 60. How many drops per minute will be delivered?
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64. The dose to be given is 75g. The stock solution contains 500 mg/2 ml. How many ml would you give?
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65. Medication X is presented as 8,000 units in 1 ml. Dose required is 2,000 units. Calculate the volume to be administered.
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66. IV therapy is ordered for a volume of 220ml to be delivered over a period of 2 hours. The giving set delivers 60 drops/min. Calculate the drip rate for this infusion.
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67. A patient is to receive 1Litre of 4% Dextrose 1/5 Saline over a period of 8 hours. How many ml an hour will the patient receive?
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68. How many Aspirin 0.3g will you give if the order is for 150mg?
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69. An intravenous line with 1L of 5% Dextrose is dripping at 40 drops/minute. If the drop factor is 20drops/ml and the infusion is started at 0800, what time would you expect the infusion to be complete?
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70. 210 mililitres of 5% Dextrose in 0.45% sodium chloride remains and is being infused at 20 drops / minute. The drop factor is 15. How long will the infusion take to complete at this rate?
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71. The total volume to be given is 90ml and it is to be infused over 45 minutes. The drop factor is 20. How many drops per minute will be delivered?
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72. The dose to be given is 0.25 g. The stock solution contains 100 mg per 2 ml. How many ml would you give?
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73. 300mg Ranitidine is ordered and you have 150mg in stock. How many tablets will you give?
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74. Amoxycillin is prescribed at 30mg per kg for 24 hours in 3 divided doses. The patient weighs 11 kg and you have 250mg in 5 mls suspension in stock. How many mls will you administer in a single dose?
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75. Your client weighs 60kg. The doctor has ordered a single dose of 2 mg/kg of Medication G. This medication is provided as 60mg in 2 ml. Calculate the volume to be administered.
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76. The PCA machine holds 50ml, containing 500mg of Medication P. The doctor has ordered a bolus dose of 50mg. Calculate the volume to be delivered.
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77. 100 Grams of Medication A is added to 1 Litre of 0.9% saline. The dose prescribed is 5 Grams per hour. Calculate the rate of infusion in ml/hr.
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78. A pethidine infusion has been started for a patient. The order is 300mg of pethidine over a 25 hour period. The pethidine has been added to a 100ml bag of 0.9% sodium chloride and is being delivered via a volumetric pump. How many mg of pethidine is the patient receiving every four hours?
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79. Intravenous Maxalon has been ordered as a maximum of 0.5mg/Kg of body weight/day and to be given 4/24 PRN. Calculate the maximum daily dose of Maxalon that the patient can have if he weighs 60Kg.
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80. The total volume to be given is 120 ml. The time over which this is to be given is 2 hours. How many ml per hour would you give?
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81. Medication D is supplied as 100 micrograms/ml. 0.15mg of Medication D, IM has been prescribed. Calculate the volume to be administered.
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82. A patient is prescribed vancomycin 500mg. It has been diluted in 100mls and needs to be infused over 1 hour. How many mls an hour will the patient receive?
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83. . You are to observe the two registered nurses commencing a morphine infusion. The plan is to run the infusion over 20 hours. The order is 45mg of morphine in a total 30ml of fluid. If the stock strength of morphine available is 15mg/ml, what volume of this solution will be sterile normal saline?
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84. 300mg of pethidine is made up in 100ml bag of 0.9% normal saline. This solution is to be infused over 25 hours. How much pethidine per hour is being administered?
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85. A patient is to receive 500ml of normal saline over a period of 8 hours. The IV set delivers 60 drops/ml. Calculate the drip rate for this infusion.
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86. 10,000 units of heparin have been added to 50 mls 0.9% saline for infusion via a syringe driver. The dose prescribed is 1,100 units per hour. Calculate the rate of infusion in mls per hour.
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87. A urinary antiseptic medication is to be introduced. 4 grams of Negram per day is to be given in four equally divided doses for two weeks. Stock strength available is 500mg scored tablets. Calculate how many tablets would be given as the first dose.
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88. 1L of Osmolite is being delivered through a nasogastric tube to a patient at a rate of 28dpm. How long will the infusion be running for if the drop factor for the giving set is 14drops/ml?
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89. You are to observe the two registered nurses commencing a morphine infusion. The plan is to run the infusion over 20 hours. The order is 45mg of morphine in a total 30ml of fluid. If the stock strength of morphine available is 15mg/ml, how many milligrams of morphine will the patient receive after 4 hours?
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90. . 75mg Clozapine is ordered and you have 100mg in stock. How many tablets will you give?
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91. Change the following quantity from mg to nanogram: 360mg= ng
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92. 25,000 units of Heparin has been added to 500ml of Normal Saline. The dose prescribed is 600 units/hr. Calculate the rate of infusion in ml/hr.
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93. Change the following quantity from mg to nanogram: 52ng= mg
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94. The order is normal saline 1 L over 10 hours. If you are using a macrodrip giving set (20 drops/ml), what is the required rate in drops per minute?
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95. Drug A is to be infused at the rate of 15mcg/kg/min for a 70 kg patient. The stock available is 400mg of drug A in 100 ml. Calculate the volume per hour required to fulfil the order.
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96. A pethidine infusion has been started for a patient. The order is 300mg of pethidine over a 25 hour period. The pethidine has been added to a 100ml bag of 0.9% sodium chloride and is being delivered via a volumetric pump. At what rate (ml/hr) should the infusion pump be set?
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97. A patient is to have 10mcg/min of Noradrenaline. The bag of Noradrenaline running contains 6mg of noradrenaline in 100ml of 5% Dextrose. What is the rate of flow in ml/hr?
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98. An intravenous line with 1L of 5% Dextrose is dripping at 40 drops/minute. How many ml per minute will the patient receive if the drop factor is 20drops/ml?
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99. Drug C is to be infused at 4mg/min. The stock available is 1g per 100ml. Calculate the volume per hour required to fulfil the order.
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100. Amanda weighs 30kg. She is ordered 8mcg/kg of Medication C, 8/24. Calculate the amount of medication she will receive in 24 hours.
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6 mg Prazosin hydrochloride is prescribed BD and you have 2mg in...
12.5mg Enalapril is ordered and you have 5mg in stock. How many...
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A patient is receiving 3L of intravenous fluid over the next 24 hours....
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10mg of Morphine IV 4-6 hourly prn is prescribed. On hand you have...
The total volume to be given is 4800 ml. The time over which this is...
Change the following quantity from L to mL: 0.7L= mL
Change the following quantity from mL to L: 3600mL= L
Change the following quantity from g to mg: 0.8g= mg
Change the following quantity from mg to g: 5600mg= g
The total volume to be given is 2400 ml. The time over which this is...
The total volume to be given is 400 ml. The time over which this is to...
Change the following quantity from microgram to mg: 20mcg to mg
250 ml must be infused over 4 hours. What is this in ml per hour?
The order is for Normal Saline 500ml over 2 hours. If you are using a...
30 mcg of Medication B has been ordered IV stat. The stock available...
A patient is to receive 500ml of normal saline over a period of 4...
610 millilitres of 5% Dextrose in 0.45% sodium chloride remains and is...
A patient is prescribed 1 unit of blood over 3 hours. This unit...
Digoxin 0.125mg is ordered. How many 62.5 microgram tablets will you...
The order is for 187.5 mcg of Medication F. The stock available comes...
IM Maxalon 10mg may be given 4/24 PRN for nausea. The patient asks you...
Order for morphine is 5mg. You have 10mg/ml or morphine in stock. How...
The patient is prescribed 125mg of Ampicillin by IM. When...
800 mililitres of 1/2 Normal Saline remains and is being infused at 35...
A pethidine infusion has been started for a patient. The order is...
Prochlorperazine 12.5mg is ordered. Stock strength is 0.0125g per one...
The dose to be given is 100mg. The stock solution contains 0.3g/6 ml....
The total volume to be given is 3600 ml. The time over which this is...
Mrs H weighs 70kg. She is to have 5mg/kg of Medication J. Medication J...
Change the following quantity from mg to microgram: 0.2mg to mcg
240mg of Medication E elixir is to be administered. The stock from...
Largactil suspension contains 5mg in every ml. What volume is required...
Total volume to be given is 960ml and it is to be infused over 16...
10000 units heparin is ordered to be given each day at 12/24 interval....
A patient is receiving 3L of intravenous fluid over the next 24 hours....
Tobramycin is ordered at 6mg per kg for 24 hours in 3 divided doses....
10,000 units of Heparin is added to 1 Litre of 0.9% Saline. Dose...
A patient is to have 600ml of intravenous fluid over 3 hours. What is...
Medication C is supplied as 100mgs/2ml. The doctor has prescribed 50...
A patient is ordered 50mg Captopril daily to treat her hypotension in...
Miss K weighs 60kg. She is to have 6mg/kg of Medication L. The stock...
Phenobarbitone Sodium 120mg is ordered. Stock in hand is 200mg in 1...
Total volume to be given is 240ml and it is to be infused over 12...
The dose to be given is 75g. The stock solution contains 500 mg/2 ml....
Medication X is presented as 8,000 units in 1 ml. Dose required is...
IV therapy is ordered for a volume of 220ml to be delivered over a...
A patient is to receive 1Litre of 4% Dextrose 1/5 Saline over a period...
How many Aspirin 0.3g will you give if the order is for 150mg?
An intravenous line with 1L of 5% Dextrose is dripping at 40...
210 mililitres of 5% Dextrose in 0.45% sodium chloride remains and is...
The total volume to be given is 90ml and it is to be infused over 45...
The dose to be given is 0.25 g. The stock solution contains 100 mg per...
300mg Ranitidine is ordered and you have 150mg in stock. How many...
Amoxycillin is prescribed at 30mg per kg for 24 hours in 3 divided...
Your client weighs 60kg. The doctor has ordered a single dose of 2...
The PCA machine holds 50ml, containing 500mg of Medication P. The...
100 Grams of Medication A is added to 1 Litre of 0.9% saline. The dose...
A pethidine infusion has been started for a patient. The order is...
Intravenous Maxalon has been ordered as a maximum of 0.5mg/Kg of body...
The total volume to be given is 120 ml. The time over which this is to...
Medication D is supplied as 100 micrograms/ml. 0.15mg of Medication D,...
A patient is prescribed vancomycin 500mg. It has been diluted in...
. You are to observe the two registered nurses commencing a morphine...
300mg of pethidine is made up in 100ml bag of 0.9% normal saline. This...
A patient is to receive 500ml of normal saline over a period of 8...
10,000 units of heparin have been added to 50 mls 0.9% saline for...
A urinary antiseptic medication is to be introduced. 4 grams of Negram...
1L of Osmolite is being delivered through a nasogastric tube to a...
You are to observe the two registered nurses commencing a morphine...
. 75mg Clozapine is ordered and you have 100mg in stock. How many...
Change the following quantity from mg to nanogram: 360mg= ng
25,000 units of Heparin has been added to 500ml of Normal Saline. The...
Change the following quantity from mg to nanogram: 52ng= mg
The order is normal saline 1 L over 10 hours. If you are using a...
Drug A is to be infused at the rate of 15mcg/kg/min for a 70 kg...
A pethidine infusion has been started for a patient. The order is...
A patient is to have 10mcg/min of Noradrenaline. The bag of...
An intravenous line with 1L of 5% Dextrose is dripping at 40...
Drug C is to be infused at 4mg/min. The stock available is 1g per...
Amanda weighs 30kg. She is ordered 8mcg/kg of Medication C, 8/24....
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