Drug Dosage Calculations: Parenteral Medications Practice Exam (Quiz #4: 25 Questions)

A health care provider prescribes kanamycin (Kantrex) 7.5 mg/kg IM q 12 hr; Available: kanamycin 0.35 Gm/mL. How many mL will you administer for each dose to a 157 lb patient? Fill in the blanks. Record your answer using one decimal place.

A health care provider orders Heparin 7,855 units subq bid; Available: Heparin 10,000 units per ml. How many mL will you administer? Fill in the blanks. Write your answer using two decimal places.

A health care provider prescribes meperidine (Demerol) 50 mg IVP q 6 hr prn pain. Available on hand is meperidine 75 mg/1.3 mL. How many mL will you administer? Fill in the blanks and record your answer using two decimal places. 

A health care provider orders Streptomycin 1.75 mg/ lb IM q 12 hr; Available: Streptomycin 0.35 g / 2.3 mL. How many mL will you administer a day to a 59 Kg patient? Fill in the blanks.

A health care provider prescribes bumetanide (Bumex) 0.8 mg IV bolus bid; Reconstitution instructions: Constitute to 1000 micrograms/3.1 mL with 4.8mL of 5% Dextrose Water for Injection. How many mL will you administer? Fill in the blanks. Record your answer using one decimal place.

A health care provider orders ceftazidime (Tazidime) 0.3 g IM tid; Reconstitution instructions: For IM solution add 1.5 mL of diluent. Shake to dissolve. Provides an approximate volume of 1.8 mL (280 mg/mL). How many mL will you give? Fill in the blanks. Record your answer using one decimal place.

A health care provider orders tobramycin 1.25 mg/kg IM q 12 hr. Available on hand is tobramycin 0.2 g/mL. How many mL will you administer to a 183 lbs patient for each dose? Fill in the blanks and write your answer using one decimal place. 

A health care provider prescribes Heparin 4,390 units subq bid; Available: Heparin 5,000 USP units per ml in 10 ml. How many mL will you administer? Fill in the blanks and record your final answer using two decimal places. 

A health care provider orders Penicillin G 223,500 units IM q 4 hr; Available: Penicillin G 500,000 units /2.5 mL. How many mL will you administer? Fill in the blanks. Record your answer using one decimal place.

A health care provider orders amikacin (Amikin) 5 mg/ lb IM q 12 hr; Available: Amikacin 0.9 gm/ 2 mL. How many mL will you administer to a 72.7 Kg patient? Fill in the blanks. Record your answer using one decimal place.

A health care provider orders fentanyl (Sublimaze) 0.05 mg IV bolus; Reconstitution instructions: Constitute to Fentanyl 100 micrograms/2.3 mL with 2.4 mL of 5% Dextrose Water for Injection. How many mL will you administer? Fill in the blanks. Record your answer using one decimal place.

A health care provider prescribes cefazolin (Ancef) 0.4253 gm IM bid; Reconstitution instructions: For IM solution add 1.25 mL of diluent. Shake to dissolve. Provides an approximate volume of 1.6 mL (240 mg/mL). How many mL will you give? Fill in the blanks. Record your answer using one decimal place.

A 53-year-old female patient with pancreatic cancer was placed under your care. Her primary care provider orders an administration of 150 mcg (micrograms) of morphine sulfate per kilogram (kg) every four (4) hours or as needed for pain management. The available drug on hand is morphine 15 mg/mL. How many mL will you give on the first dose if the patient weighs 90 kg?

Fill in the blanks and and record your answer using one decimal place. 

A health care provider orders Morphine gr 1/10; Available: Morphine 10 mg/ml. How many ml will the nurse give? Fill in the blanks. Record your answer using one decimal place.

A health care provider orders promethazine (Phenergan) for a child whose BSA is 1.2 m2. The usual adult dose is 25 mg. How many milligrams would the nurse administer for the dose? Fill in the blanks. Record your answer using one decimal place.

A patient with complaints of chest pain is ordered to receive diltiazem (Cardizem) 5 mg IVP. The vial contains 10 mg/2 ml. How many ml will you give? Fill in the blanks.

Lanoxin (digoxin) 125 mcg is ordered IVP every a.m. The vial contains 0.5 mg in 2 ml. How many ml will you give? Fill in the blanks. Record your answer using one decimal place.

A pre-op patient is ordered Atropine gr. 1/150 IM. The vial contains Atropine 0.4 mg in 1 ml. How much in ml will you give? Fill in the blanks.

A patient with bacterial infection is ordered ceftazidime (Fortaz) 250 mg IM. The vial contains 500 mg powder with directions to add 1.5 ml of sterile water for a total volume of 1.8 ml. How many ml will you administer? Fill in the blanks. Record your answer using one decimal place.

You need to administer prochlorperazine (Compazine) 10 mg IM to a nauseated patient. You have on hand Compazine 5 mg/mL. How many ml would you administer per dose? Fill in the blanks. Record your answer to the nearest whole number.

An order reads furosemide (Lasix) 40 mg IV push. You have on hand Lasix 20 mg/2 mL. How many ml would you administer per dose? Fill in the blanks.

You need to administer 30 mg of morphine IM. It is supplied as 5 mg/mL. How many ml would you administer per dose? Fill in the blanks. Record your answer using one decimal place.

You have on hand diazepam (Valium) 5 mg/mL. You need to administer 8 mg IV push stat. to a patient having a seizure. How many ml should you draw into the syringe? Fill in the blanks. Record your answer using one decimal place.

A safe maintenance dose of aminophylline is 0.36 mg/kg/hour. It is supplied as 100 mg/100 mL. Your patient weighs 130 pounds and is receiving 20 mL/hour. Is the dose safe?

You have an order for 500 mg vancomycin (Vancocin) IVPB every 6 hours for a patient who weighs 120 lbs. You know that you can safely administer up to 40 mg/kg/day. Is the order safe?