Medication Calculation

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Change the following quantity from mL to L: 3600mL= L

300mg of pethidine is made up in 100ml bag of 0.9% normal saline. What...

10mg of Morphine IV 4-6 hourly prn is prescribed. On hand you have...

A patient is receiving 3L of intravenous fluid over the next 24 hours....

0.6 grams of Cefazolin IV 4-6 hourly is charted. In stock you have...

12.5mg Enalapril is ordered and you have 5mg in stock. How many...

IM Maxalon 10mg may be given 4/24 PRN for nausea. The patient asks you...

Mrs Smith is to have 7500 units of Heparin 12 hourly. If stock in the...

6 mg Prazosin hydrochloride is prescribed BD and you have 2mg in...

37.5 mg Captopril is prescribed daily and you have 25mg in stock. How...

Codeine phosphate tablets each contain 15mg. How many will give if the...

A patient is prescribed Gentamycin 60mg IM. The stock ampoules contain...

A 65kg patient is ordered sodium nitroprusside infusion of...

A patient is ordered Haloperidol 2.5mg IM. The ampoule contains...

Change the following quantity from L to mL: 0.7L= mL

The dose to be given is 1.5 g. The stock solution contains 125 mg per...

Change the following quantity from g to mg: 0.8g= mg

Change the following quantity from mg to g: 5600mg= g

You have 100 units of insulin in a 10ml vial. How much will you given...

Order for Pethidine is 75mg. An ampoule of Pethidine 100mg in 2ml is...

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...

Digoxin 0.125mg is ordered. How many 62.5 microgram tablets will you...

A patient is to receive 500ml of normal saline over a period of 4...

A patient is prescribed 1 unit of blood over 3 hours. This unit...

A patient is ordered 80 units of a drug which is dispensed in 50 units...

Diazepam 2mg is ordered. The ward stock is 10mg in 2ml. How many mL...

A patient is ordered 40mg of chlorpromazine hydrochloride. Ampoules...

There is an order for 300mg of pethidine in a 100ml bag of 0.9% sodium...

30 mcg of Medication B has been ordered IV stat. The stock available...

Total volume to be given is 30ml and it is to be infused over...

The order is for 187.5 mcg of Medication F. The stock available comes...

610 millilitres of 5% Dextrose in 0.45% sodium chloride remains and is...

The total volume to be given is 400 ml. The time over which this is to...

You have been asked to care for a sixteen year old girl who has been...

A patient is to have 60mg pethidine and 0.3mg atropine sulphate as...

The dose to be given is 4 g. The stock solution contains 160 mg per 5...

The total volume to be given is 2400 ml. The time over which this is...

The total volume to be given is 4800 ml. The time over which this is...

A patient is being discharged and she is ordered one Panadeine tablet...

The total volume to be given is 3600 ml. The time over which this is...

The dose to be given is 100mg. The stock solution contains 0.3g/6 ml....

Change the following quantity from mg to microgram: 0.2mg to mcg

Mrs H weighs 70kg. She is to have 5mg/kg of Medication J. Medication J...

The patient is prescribed 125mg of Ampicillin by IM. When...

Order for morphine is 5mg. You have 10mg/ml or morphine in stock. How...

800 mililitres of 1/2 Normal Saline remains and is being infused at 35...

Prochlorperazine 12.5mg is ordered. Stock strength is 0.0125g per one...

A pethidine infusion has been started for a patient. The order is...

240mg of Medication E elixir is to be administered. The stock from...

Total volume to be given is 960ml and it is to be infused over 16...

Phenobarbitone Sodium 120mg is ordered. Stock in hand is 200mg in 1...

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....

A patient is ordered 50mg Captopril daily to treat her hypotension in...

Medication C is supplied as 100mgs/2ml. The doctor has prescribed 50...

A patient is to have 600ml of intravenous fluid over 3 hours. What is...

Miss K weighs 60kg. She is to have 6mg/kg of Medication L. The stock...

10,000 units of Heparin is added to 1 Litre of 0.9% Saline. Dose...

Largactil suspension contains 5mg in every ml. What volume is required...

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....

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...

Medication X is presented as 8,000 units in 1 ml. Dose required is...

300mg Ranitidine is ordered and you have 150mg in stock. How many...

The dose to be given is 0.25 g. The stock solution contains 100 mg per...

Amoxycillin is prescribed at 30mg per kg for 24 hours in 3 divided...

How many Aspirin 0.3g will you give if the order is for 150mg?

The total volume to be given is 90ml and it is to be infused over 45...

210 mililitres of 5% Dextrose in 0.45% sodium chloride remains and is...

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...

An intravenous line with 1L of 5% Dextrose is dripping at 40...

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 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...

A patient is prescribed vancomycin 500mg. It has been diluted in...

300mg of pethidine is made up in 100ml bag of 0.9% normal saline. This...

. You are to observe the two registered nurses commencing a morphine...

A urinary antiseptic medication is to be introduced. 4 grams of Negram...

10,000 units of heparin have been added to 50 mls 0.9% saline for...

1L of Osmolite is being delivered through a nasogastric tube to a...

A patient is to receive 500ml of normal saline over a period of 8...

. 75mg Clozapine is ordered and you have 100mg in stock. How many...

You are to observe the two registered nurses commencing a morphine...

25,000 units of Heparin has been added to 500ml of Normal Saline. The...

Change the following quantity from mg to nanogram: 360mg= ng

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....

Medication Calculation

1. Change the following quantity from mL to L: 3600mL= L

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2. 300mg of pethidine is made up in 100ml bag of 0.9% normal saline. What is the concentration in mg/ml of the solution?

3. 10mg of Morphine IV 4-6 hourly prn is prescribed. On hand you have 120mg in 1.5mls. How many mls will you administer?

4. 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?

5. 0.6 grams of Cefazolin IV 4-6 hourly is charted. In stock you have 500mg in 5mls. How many mls will you infuse?

6. 12.5mg Enalapril is ordered and you have 5mg in stock. How many tablets will you give?

7. 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.

8. 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?

9. 6 mg Prazosin hydrochloride is prescribed BD and you have 2mg in stock. How many tablets will you give?

10. 37.5 mg Captopril is prescribed daily and you have 25mg in stock. How many tablets will you give?

11. Codeine phosphate tablets each contain 15mg. How many will give if the patient is ordered 30mg?

12. A patient is prescribed Gentamycin 60mg IM. The stock ampoules contain 80mg in 2ml. Calculate the volume that should be given.

13. 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.

14. A patient is ordered Haloperidol 2.5mg IM. The ampoule contains 5mg/ml. How many mL should be given?

15. Change the following quantity from L to mL: 0.7L= mL

16. The dose to be given is 1.5 g. The stock solution contains 125 mg per 2 ml. How many ml would you give?

17. Change the following quantity from g to mg: 0.8g= mg

18. Change the following quantity from mg to g: 5600mg= g

19. You have 100 units of insulin in a 10ml vial. How much will you given if the order is for 17 units?

20. Order for Pethidine is 75mg. An ampoule of Pethidine 100mg in 2ml is available. How much will you give?

21. Change the following quantity from microgram to mg: 20mcg to mg

22. 250 ml must be infused over 4 hours. What is this in ml per hour?

23. 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?

24. Digoxin 0.125mg is ordered. How many 62.5 microgram tablets will you give?

25. A patient is to receive 500ml of normal saline over a period of 4 hours. How many ml an hour will the patient receive?

26. 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?

27. A patient is ordered 80 units of a drug which is dispensed in 50 units per ml. How much will you give?

28. Diazepam 2mg is ordered. The ward stock is 10mg in 2ml. How many mL must be administered?

29. A patient is ordered 40mg of chlorpromazine hydrochloride. Ampoules contain 25mg/ml. What volume should be administered?

30. 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?

31. 30 mcg of Medication B has been ordered IV stat. The stock available is 0.03mg in 2ml. Calculate the volume to be administered.

32. 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?

33. The order is for 187.5 mcg of Medication F. The stock available comes as 62.5mcg tablets. How many tablets will be administered?

34. 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?

35. 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?

36. 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?

37. 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.

38. The dose to be given is 4 g. The stock solution contains 160 mg per 5 ml. How many ml would you give?

39. 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?

40. 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?

41. 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?

42. 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?

43. The dose to be given is 100mg. The stock solution contains 0.3g/6 ml. How many ml would you give?

44. Change the following quantity from mg to microgram: 0.2mg to mcg

45. 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.

46. The patient is prescribed 125mg of Ampicillin by IM. When reconstituted the final concentration is 500mg in 5ml. What volume would you administer?

47. Order for morphine is 5mg. You have 10mg/ml or morphine in stock. How much will you administer?

48. 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?

49. Prochlorperazine 12.5mg is ordered. Stock strength is 0.0125g per one ml ampoule. What volume of prochlorperazine should be administered?

50. 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?

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.

52. 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

53. Phenobarbitone Sodium 120mg is ordered. Stock in hand is 200mg in 1 ml. How much should the patient receive?

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?

55. A patient is receiving 3L of intravenous fluid over the next 24 hours. How many ml/hr should the patient be receiving?

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?

57. 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?

58. Medication C is supplied as 100mgs/2ml. The doctor has prescribed 50 mg, IM, 3-4/24. What is the volume to be administered?

59. A patient is to have 600ml of intravenous fluid over 3 hours. What is this in mL per hour?

60. 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.

61. 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.

62. Largactil suspension contains 5mg in every ml. What volume is required to administer 75mg?

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?

64. The dose to be given is 75g. The stock solution contains 500 mg/2 ml. How many ml would you give?

65. 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.

66. 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?

67. Medication X is presented as 8,000 units in 1 ml. Dose required is 2,000 units. Calculate the volume to be administered.

68. 300mg Ranitidine is ordered and you have 150mg in stock. How many tablets will you give?

69. The dose to be given is 0.25 g. The stock solution contains 100 mg per 2 ml. How many ml would you give?

70. 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?

71. How many Aspirin 0.3g will you give if the order is for 150mg?

72. 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?

73. 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?

74. 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.

75. 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.

76. 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.

77. 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?