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NURS 316 Unit 1- Medical Calculation Quiz Question text The client is to receive fluoxetine hydrochloride oral solution 40 mg po every day. The medic ation is available as fluoxetine hydrochloride ora... l solution 20 mg per 5 mL. How many milliliters of medication would the client receive? Select one: a. 15 b. 10 c. 20d. 5 Question text The client is to receive famotidine 10 mg po ac for heartburn. When should this medication be administered? Select one: a. Before meals b. Every hour c. After meals d. Immediately Question text A child weighs 35 lb and has an order for cephalexin 150 mg po every 6 hours. The literature states that the usual children's dose is 25 to 50 mg/kg a day in four divided doses. The drug label reads 125 mg/5 mL. What is the safe dosage range per day for this medication? Select one: a. 297.75 to 725.5 b. 400.25 to 810.75 c. 197.75 to 695.75 d. 397.75 to 795.5 Question text The client is to receive prochlorperazine 10 mg IM every 4 hours prn for nausea and vomiting. The medication is available as prochlorperazine 5 mg/mL. How many milliliters should the nurse administer? Select one: a. 2 b. 1.5 c. 0.5 d. 1 Question text The physician ordered 50 mg of gentamicin IM three times daily. The drug is available in a vial labeled 40 mg/mL. Using a 3-mL syringe and rounding off to the nearest tenth, how many milliliters of gentamicin would the nurse give for each dose? Use proportion (ratios) to calculate the dosage. Select one: a. 1.1 b. 1.2 c. 1.3 d. 1.5 Question text The client is to receive theophylline elixir 120 mg po twice a day. The medication is available as theophylline elixir 80 mg per 15 mL. How many milliliters of medication would the client receive? Select one: a. 22.5 b. 27.5 c. 20 d. 25 Question text The physician ordered 500 mL D5 1/2 NS to run at 100 mL/hour with a drop factor of 60 gtt/mL. Calculate the IV flow rate in gtt/minute. Round off to the nearest whole number. Select one: a. 100 b. 25 c. 50d. 75 The client is to receive vitamin B12 1000 mcg IM once a month. Select the prescription that reflects this order. Select one: a. Administer vitamin B12 1000 micrograms intramuscularly once a month. b. Administer vitamin B12 1000 milligrams intramuscularly once a month. c. Administer vitamin B12 1000 milligrams intravenously once a month. d. Administer vitamin B12 1000 milliequivalents intravenously once a week. Question text The client is to receive docusate sodium 100 mg po bid. What is this dose of medication in grams? Select one: a. 1 b. 10 c. 0.1 d. 0.01 Question text The physician ordered 50 mg of gentamicin IM three times daily. The drug is available in a vial labeled 40 mg/mL. Using a 3-mL syringe and rounding off to the nearest tenth, how many milliliters of gentamicin would the nurse give for each dose? Select one: a. 1.1 b. 1.2 c. 1.3 d. 1.5 The client is to receive lorazepam 0.5 mg po four times a day and 1mg PRN at q8h. The maximum daily dose of lorazepam is 3mg. How many times can the patient safely have the prn dose of lorazepam? Select one: a. 0 b. 1.5 c. 1 d. 2 Question text A client weighs 200 lb. Available is 25,000 units of heparin in 1000 mL of D5W. The physician orders heparin sodium IV bolus of 80 units/kg, and starts the drip at 14 units/kg/hour. What is the correct IV rate in milliliters per hour? Round to the nearest whole number. Select one: a. 51 b. 53 c. 54 d. 52 Question text A child weighs 3 kg and has an order for phenobarbital sodium 10 mg po per day. The literature states that the usual children's dose is 3 to 5 mg/kg/day. The drug label reads phenobarbital elixir 20 mg/5 mL. How many milliliters should the nurse administer? Use the formula method to calculate the amount to give. Select one: a. 3 b. 2.5 c. 2 d. 1.5 Question text The physician ordered 500 mL of D5W to infuse over 8 hours with a drop factor of 20 gtt/mL. Calculate the correct IV flow rate in drops per minute. Round off to the nearest whole number. Select one: a. 21 b. 15 c. 25d. 18 Question text The client is to receive nitroglycerine 0.4-mg tablet. How many grams of medication are in this tablet? Select one: a. 400 b. 0.04 c. 0.0004 d. 0.004 Question text An elderly client takes her morning medications with 4 oz of Boost. The doctor wants her to increase her Boost intake by 50%. How many additional ounces would the client take with her morning dose of medications? Select one: a. 2 b. 2 1/2 c. 1 1/2 d. 1 Question text The physician ordered 10 mg of subcutaneous lidocaine. The medication is available in a multidose vial labeled lidocaine 2% (20 mg/ml). How many milliliters should the nurse prepare? Select one: a. 0.5 b. 2 c. 1 d. 1.5 Question text The physician ordered 80 units of regular insulin in 250 mL of NS. It is to infuse at 10 units/hour per infusion pump. What is the correct IV rate in milliliters per hour? Round to the nearest whole number. Select one: a. 28 b. 38 c. 21d. 31 a. 5 b. 15 c. 10d. 20 Question text A child weighs 50 lb and has an order for diazepam 2 mg po tid. The safe dosage for children is 1 to 2.5 mg tid or qid. What is the total daily dosage for this child? Is it safe? Select one: a. 10; not safe b. 8; not safe c. 4; safe d. 6; safe [Show More]

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