The physician has written an order for a medication, 3,000 units to be given SQ. You have on hand 5,000 units/mL. You will administer _______mL.
3000/5000 *1
= 0.6mL
The surgeon orders for 75 mg of a medication to be given IV push. The medication is available in a concentration of 125 mg/2 mL. You will administer ____mL to the patient. (record your answer using one decimal place)
1.2
The sliding scale order states: [FORMULA: (BG-100)÷30]= number of units of insulin to be given. At 1600 the patient’s blood glucose is 150. You will administer _ units of insulin (round to the nearest whole number).
150-100/30
=1.66
rounded to nearest whole number = 2
Your patient’s blood glucose is 302 mg/dL. The sliding scale order is to administer insulin using this formula: [FORMULA: (BG-100)÷40]= number of units to administer. Based upon your patient’s glucose, you should administer __ units of insulin. (round to the nearest whole number)
302-100/40
=5.05
rounded = 5
The physician has ordered a medication to be given 0.05 mg/kg/day in 1,000 mL of fluid. The patient weighs 246 lbs. The dose added to the 1,000 mL bag of fluid should be _ mg. (round your answer to one decimal place)
0.05*111.5 (the weight in kg)
= 5.575mg a day
=5.6
The surgeon orders a medication 1.5 gms IV. The pharmacy delivers the medication as 1.5 grams in 150 mL IV solution to be infused over 90 minutes. The rate of the infusion is____mL/hr.
100
The physician orders for 1 liter of IV fluid to be given over 6 hours. The available tubing set delivers 15 gtts/mL. After your calculation, the set should be calibrated to deliver _ gtts/min. (round to the nearest whole number)
https://www.mdcalc.com/iv-drip-rate-calculator
=42
Your patient’s blood sugar is 201 mg/dL. The sliding scale insulin order says to use the following formula to calculate the number of units to administer: [FORMULA: (BG-100)÷30+10]= number of units to administer. Based upon your patient’s blood sugar, the nurse should administer ____units of insulin.(round to the nearest whole number)
13
An IV piggyback (IVPB) of 10,000 units/100 mL is to be given over 45 minutes. The pump should programmed to deliver _____mL/hr.(round to the nearest whole number)
133
A patient weighs 630 grams and has a glucose level of 208 mg/dL. The Physician has ordered Insulin 0.2 units/kg for glucose level > 200. Insulin is available in the following concentration: 0.5 units/mL. The dose to be given would be _____mL. (record your answer using two decimal places)
NOT 0???
The physician orders 0.3 g of a drug q12 hours PO. The drug is available in 150 mg caplets. The nurse will administer __ caplets to the patient.
2
The physician has ordered 60 grams of a medication. On hand, you have medication available at 15 grams/30 mL. You will administer _____mL.
120
The physician has ordered 85 mg IV push. The pharmacy has dispensed 125 mg/2 mL. The nurse should deliver ____mL to the patient. (record your answer using one decimal place)
1.4
The physician orders a medication infusion of 900 units/hr. Your IV has 12,500 units of medication in 250 mLs. You would deliver __ mL’s/hr.
18
The physician has ordered a medication 5 mg/kg IV. The patient weighs 865 grams. The medication vial contains 10 mg/mL. The dose to be given would be _______mL. (record your answer using two decimal places)
.43
this weight is nuts
The physician orders 20 mg of a drug by IM injection. The medication is available in a 50 mg/mL vial. You should administer _ mL of the medication. (record your answer using one decimal place)
.4
The physician orders a medication to be administered at 0.9 mg/kg IV. The patient weighs 130 lbs. You are administering ____mg of the medication. (record your answer using one decimal place)
53.2
A physician orders to give a 80 mg of a medication IV push. The available dose 100 mg/10 mL. The nurse should administer _ mL’s to the patient.
8
The physician has ordered 100 mcg of medication IV Push. It is available in a pre-mixed syringe with a concentration of 1 mg/mL. You will give ___mL.
.1
The physician orders a medication to be given at 1 mg/kg/day. The patient weighs 265 lbs. The medication is available as 100 mg/mL. You should administer _ mL of the medication. (record your answer using one decimal place)
1.2
A medication is ordered as an IV drip at 3 units/kg/hr for a patient weighting 108 kg. The concentration of the medication is 2 units/mL. The drip should be set at _ mL/hr.
162
A medication drip is ordered at 13 units/kg/hr.The patient weighs 50 kg. The medication is available in a concentration of 25,000 units/500 mL. The medication should be infused at _____mL per hour.
13
The physician orders a bolus of a medication, using the protocol of 35 units/kg. The patient weighs 220 lbs. This patient should receive _______units as a bolus.
3500
The physician orders 1,500 mg of a medication to be given over 90 minutes. The available medication is 1,500 mg/250 mL. You will set the pump to deliver ______mL/hr.(round to the nearest whole number)
167
Your patient is receiving 37.5 mcg of a medication. This is equivalent to __ mg of medication. (record your answer using two decimal places)
0.0375
=0.04
The order is for 0.375 mg of a medication to be given IV. The medication is supplied 500 mcg/2 mL. The patient will receive____mL. (record your answer using one decimal place)
1.5
The physician orders 10 mg of a drug IV. Available is 16 mg/mL. You should administer ______mL.(record your answer using one decimal place)
0.6
The patient weighs 700 grams. You are given orders to administer a medication 1 mEq/kg IV. The medication is available in 0.5 mEq/mL. The dose to be given would be _______mL. (record your answer using one decimal place)
NOT 140
The physician orders 300 mg oral suspension PO q8 hours. Available is 375 mg/5 mL. You should administer _ mL.
4