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The cardiac patient is to receive Cardizem 5 mg IVP. The vial contains 10 mg/2 ml. How many ml will you give?
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The patient is to take Aspirin gr. X. The bottle contains Aspirin 300 mg tablets. How many tablets should he take?
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Digoxin 125 mcg is ordered IVP every a.m. The vial contains 0.5 mg in 2 ml. How many ml will you give?
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You need to administer prochlorperazine (Compazine) 10 mg IM to a nauseated patient. You have on hand Compazine 5 mg/mL. How should you prepare the correct dose?
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An order reads furosemide (Lasix) 40 mg IV push. You have on hand Lasix 20 mg/2 mL. How should you prepare the correct dose?
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You need to administer 15 mg of morphine IM. It is supplied as gr 1/6 per mL. How should you prepare the correct dose?
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Your patient is taking acetaminophen (Tylenol) gr 15 every 6 hours PO for headache pain. You know the maximum safe dose is 4 g in 24 hours. Is the dose safe?
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You are caring for your ill grandmother at home. She has an order for magnesium hydroxide/aluminum hydroxide (Maalox) 10 mL PO prn stomach upset. How do you instruct her to measure her dose using household measuring spoons?
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Your patient needs 2.000 mL of saline IV over 4 hours for severely deficient fluid volume. How many milliliters per hour will you set on a controller?
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Your order reads ceftizoxime 1 g IV piggyback (IVPB) every 8 hours. The pharmacy supplies it in 100 mL D5W. You need to infuse it over 30 minutes. Using gravity drip tubing with a drop factor of 10. how fast will you run the piggyback?
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You need to infuse 1000 mL of normal saline IV over 6 hours. How many milliliters per hour do you set on the IV infusion controller?
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You have an order for fosphenytoin (Cerebyx) 100 phenytoin equivalents (PE) IVPB qid. It arrives in 50 mL of normal saline. with a note on the piggyback bag not to infuse faster than 150 PE/minute. How many milliliters per hour should you set on the controller?
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Questions: 10 | Attempts: 54
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Sample QuestionYour order reads ceftizoxime 1 g IV piggyback (IVPB) every 8 hours. The pharmacy supplies it in 100 mL D5W. You need to infuse it over 30 minutes. Using gravity drip tubing with a drop factor of 10. how fast will you run the piggyback?
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Questions: 10 | Attempts: 46
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Sample QuestionYour patient needs 12.000 units of heparin SC. You have on hand 5000 units/mL. How much will you inject?
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Questions: 10 | Attempts: 43
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Sample QuestionDoctor’s Order: Penicillin G 223.500 units IM q 4 hr; Available: Penicillin G 500.000 units /2.5 mL. How many mL will you administer?
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Questions: 10 | Attempts: 38
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Sample QuestionYou are providing home care for a patient who needs 15 mL of magnesium hydroxide/aluminum hydroxide (Maalox) PO. She has only standard measuring spoons in the house. How do you instruct her to take her dose?
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Questions: 10 | Attempts: 35
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Sample QuestionDoctor’s Order: Demerol 50 mg IVP q 6 hr prn pain; Available: Demerol 75 mg/ 1.3mL. How many mL will you administer?
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Questions: 10 | Attempts: 31
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Sample QuestionDoctor’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?
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Questions: 10 | Attempts: 30
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Sample QuestionA patient has a primary IV of dextrose in water 1.000 mL to be infused over 24 hours. What would be the drip rate using tubing with a drop factor of 60?
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Questions: 10 | Attempts: 30
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Sample QuestionDoctor’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?
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Questions: 10 | Attempts: 21
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Sample QuestionKeflin 2 g in 100 ml D5W IVPB over 20 minutes. The I.V. tubing is 15 gtt/ml. Calculate the flow rate.
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Questions: 10 | Attempts: 20
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Sample QuestionA patient is receiving 160 mg of methylprednisolone IM every 12 hours. You have on hand two vials that each contains 125 mg/2 mL. How much will you draw into a syringe?
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Questions: 10 | Attempts: 12
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Sample QuestionThe recommended IV dose of gentamicin is 1 to 5 mg/kg. What is a safe range to administer to an adult man weighing 190 pounds?
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Questions: 10 | Attempts: 10
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Sample QuestionDoctor’s Order: Minipress 3000 mcg po ac; Available: Minipress tabs 2 mg (scored). How many tab will you administer in 24 hr?
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Questions: 10 | Attempts: 9
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Sample QuestionPhenobarbital is supplied as 60 mg/mL. You need to administer 160 mg IV stat. How many milliliters should you administer?
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Questions: 10 | Attempts: 7
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Sample QuestionYou have on hand enoxaparin (Lovenox) 30 mg/0.3 mL. You need to administer 1 mg/kg SC. Your patient weighs 200 pounds. How much will you draw into a syringe?
