Practice Questions (Set 2)
(first or second nursing year students)
1. The prescriber has ordered Keflin 250 mg I.M. for a 5-year-old patient. A vial of the powdered drug
labeled 1 gram Keflin is available. According t
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Practice Questions (Set 2)
(first or second nursing year students)
1. The prescriber has ordered Keflin 250 mg I.M. for a 5-year-old patient. A vial of the powdered drug
labeled 1 gram Keflin is available. According to the manufacturer's directions, 4 mL of sterile water should
be added to dissolve the drug and produce a solution in which 2.2 mL equals 500 mg of Keflin. How many
mL of solution will the nurse administer?
2. The recommended dose of Penicillin G is 250,000 units/kg/day divided in 6 equal doses. The oral
medication is available as 1,000,000 units per 10 mL. The child weighs 30 kg. Determine the number of mL
to be administered per dose.
3. The order is to give Erythromycin base 0.5 gram orally every 6 hours. On hand are 125 mg tablets. How
many tablets will the nurse administer?
4. The vial of powdered medication is labeled Staphcillin 1 gram. The directions say to add 1.5 mL of sterile
saline. The solution will then equal 2 mL. How much of the solution should be given if the order is Staphcillin
500 mg I.M.?
5. The following refers to the reconstitution of penicillin:
Diluent = Concentration
3.2 ml = 1,000,000 units/ml
8.2 ml = 500,000 units/ml
18.2 ml = 250,000 units/ml
Use 3.2 mL of diluent. How much solution in mL will be administered for a dose of 1,500,000 units of
penicillin?
6. The client is to receive heparin 1500 units/hr by a continuous I.V. infusion. The pharmacy supplies a 500
ml bag of 0.9% sodium chloride with 25,000 units of heparin added. The I.V. set delivers 60 gtts/ml. The
solution should be administered at a rate of:
_________gtts/min or _________ml/hr
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