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Question 1 of 20
1. Question
1 point(s)A health care provider prescribes nafcillin (Nafcil) 500 mg po pc;
Available on hand is nafcillin 1 g tab (scored). How many tab(s) will you administer per day? Fill in the blank. Record your answer using one decimal place.-
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Question 2 of 20
2. Question
1 point(s)A health care provider prescribes Synthroid 75 mcg PO daily; Available: Synthroid 0.15 mg tab (scored). How many tab(s) will you administer? Fill in the blanks. Record your answer using one decimal place.
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Question 3 of 20
3. Question
1 point(s)A health care provider prescribes Diuril 1.8 mg/kg PO tid; Available: Diuril 12.5 mg caps. How many cap(s) will you administer for each dose to a 31 lb child? Fill in the blanks.
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Question 4 of 20
4. Question
1 point(s)A health care provider orders prazosin HCl (Minipress) 3000 micrograms PO (per orem) ac (before meals); Available: Minipress tabs 2 mg (scored). How many tab(s) will you administer in 24 hr? Fill in the blanks. Record your answer using one decimal place.
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Answer: tab(s)
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Question 5 of 20
5. Question
1 point(s)A health care provider prescribes phenytoin (Dilantin) 0.75 g PO stat; Available: Dilantin 250 mg cap. How many cap(s) will you administer? Fill in the blanks.
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Answer: caps.
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Question 6 of 20
6. Question
1 point(s)A health care provider orders digoxin (Lanoxin) 0.25 mg po daily; Available: Digoxin 125 mcg tabs (scored). How many tab(s) will you administer for this dose? Fill in the blanks.
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Answer: tabs.
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Question 7 of 20
7. Question
1 point(s)A health care provider orders amoxicillin (Amoxil) 0.25 g p.o. every 8 hours; Available: Amoxicillin 125 mg tablets. How many tablet(s) will the nurse give per dose? Fill in the blanks.
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Answer: tabs.
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Question 8 of 20
8. Question
1 point(s)A patient with acute coronary syndrome is about to take Aspirin gr. X. The bottle contains Aspirin 300 mg tablets. How many tablet (s) should he take? Fill in the blanks.
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Question 9 of 20
9. Question
1 point(s)Your patient is to receive metoprolol tartrate (Lopressor) 25 mg/day PO. The pharmacist dispenses 50 mg scored tablets. How many tablet(s) should your patient take each day?
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Question 10 of 20
10. Question
1 point(s)Your order reads ergocalciferol (Calciferol) 225,000 units PO daily. You have on hand ergocalciferol in 50,000 unit tablets. How many tablet(s) will you administer? Fill in the blanks.
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Question 11 of 20
11. Question
1 point(s)Your order reads cortisone (Cortone Acetate) 15 mg PO every morning. You have on hand cortisone 10 mg tablets. How many tablet(s) will you administer? Fill in the blanks. Record your answer using one decimal place.
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Question 12 of 20
12. Question
1 point(s)Your order reads levothyroxine (Synthroid) 100 mcg PO every morning. You have levothyroxine 0.05 mg tablets. How many tablet(s) will you administer? Fill in the blanks.
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Answer: tablet(s)
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Question 13 of 20
13. Question
1 point(s)Diltiazem (Cardizem) 90 mg PO tid is ordered for a patient with hypertension. It is supplied in 60 mg scored tablets. How many tablet (s) should you administer? Fill in the blanks. Record your answer using one decimal place.
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Answer: tablet(s)
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Question 14 of 20
14. Question
1 point(s)Each acetaminophen (Tylenol) #3 tablet has 325 mg of acetaminophen and 30 mg codeine. A patient is told to take 2 tablets PO every 4 hours for pain. The maximum safe dose of acetaminophen is 4 g/day. The safe dose of codeine varies with tolerance. Is the dose safe?
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Question 15 of 20
15. Question
1 point(s)Levothyroxine (Synthroid) 150 mcg PO per day is ordered for a patient with hypothyroidism. It is supplied as 0.075 mg tablets. How many tablets should the patient take daily? A safe dose of Synthroid is 1.5 mcg/kg/day. The patient weighs 196 pounds. Is the dose safe?
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Question 16 of 20
16. Question
1 point(s)A patient is taking acetaminophen (Tylenol) 325 mg, 2 tablets PO every 6 hours. How many gram(s) is the patient receiving in 24 hours? Fill in the blanks. Record your answer using one decimal place.
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Answer: gram(s)
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Question 17 of 20
17. Question
1 point(s)You have digoxin (Lanoxin) 0.25 mg tablets, and you need to administer 0.375 mg PO. How many tablet(s) should you administer? Fill in the blanks. Record your answer using one decimal place.
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Answer: tablet
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Question 18 of 20
18. Question
1 point(s)You need to administer 40 mg of furosemide (Lasix) PO. You have on hand Lasix 20 mg tablets. How many tablet(s) should you give? Fill in the blanks.
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Answer: tablet(s)
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Question 19 of 20
19. Question
1 point(s)You have an order for levothyroxine (Synthroid) 0.05 mg PO. You have on hand Synthroid 100 mcg tablets. How should you prepare the correct dose? Fill in the blanks. Record your answer using one decimal place.
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Answer: tablet(s)
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Question 20 of 20
20. Question
1 point(s)A patient is sent home on captopril (Capoten), 6.25 mg PO bid. Her pharmacist dispenses 25 mg scored tablets. How many tablet(s) should the patient take for each dose?
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