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Calculations Practice Test: Red River College Nursing Skills Laboratory
Calculations Practice Test: Red River College Nursing Skills Laboratory
CALCULATIONS
PRACTICE TEST
2.
Vial contains Phenobarbitol equivalent to 5g.
PHENOBARBITOL Keep from freezing.
For I.V. use only Protect from light.
1g/ 2mL Discard open solution.
Usual Dosage: Adults: 100 Read accompanying circular.
mg IV CAUTION: Federal EXPIRES 09/09/09
law prohibits dispensing
without prescription.
3.
Vial contains equivalent of 1g Thiamine
THIAMINE hydrochloride.
HYDROCHLORIDE Dilution not required.
Discard open solution after 24 hours at room
For I.V. injection temperature or 96 hours under refrigeration.
100mg/mL See enclosure for prescribing information.
Usual Dosage: Adults: 250 EXPIRES 09/09/09
IV daily CAUTION: Federal
law prohibits dispensing
without prescription.
The physician’s order reads: Thiamine hydrochloride 75mg IV tid for 2 weeks
5.
Add 5mL of sterile water for a final
TAZIDIME concentration of 500mg/5mL
For I.V. use Stable for 24 hours at room temperature or 3
500mg days in the refrigerator.
Read accompanying circular.
EXPIRES 09/09/09
CAUTION: Federal law prohibits
dispensing without prescription.
b) If there is medication left after you prepare your dose, how should you label the vial?
6.
TOBRAMYCIN For a FINAL Concentration Add sterile NS:
For I.V. use only of:
300mg 10mg/ mL 30 mL
50mg/ mL 6 mL
CAUTION: Federal law
prohibits dispensing 100mg/ mL 3 mL
without prescription.
Stable for 48 hours at room temperature or 7 days in the
EXPIRES 09/09/09 refrigerator. Read accompanying circular.
a) Considering the information given above, how many mL of NS would you use to
reconstitute the medication? (give only one answer)
b) Based on how you answered 6a above, how many mLs are required for one dose?
7. The physician’s order reads: Oxacillin 300 mg IV q6h The patient weighs 43.5 kg.
The nursing drug guide recommends a maximum of 5 – 7.5 mg/kg/dose.
b) Is the ordered dose for your patient “safe”? (show your work to support how you
arrived at your answer)
8. The physician’s order reads: Ticar 35 mg IV q4h The patient weighs 14 lb.
The nursing drug guide recommends a maximum of 20 - 30 mg/kg/day.
b) Is the ordered dose for your patient “safe”? (show your work to support how you
arrived at your answer)
9. The physician’s order reads:
2 L of D5NS to infuse over 14 hours
a) How many mL/ h will the IV need to run at in order to deliver the solution as
ordered?
a) How many mL/ h will the IV need to run at in order to deliver the solution as
ordered?
a) How many mL/ h will the IV need to run at in order to deliver the solution as
ordered?
c) Does the new flow rate fit with acceptable practice? Explain your answer.
c) Does the new flow rate fit with acceptable practice? Explain your answer.
14.
Contains the equivalent of 10mg Pronestyl.
PRONESTYL Dilution not required.
For I.V. use Discard open solution immediately.
1mg/mL See enclosure for prescribing information.
Usual Dosage: Adults: 5mg per EXPIRES 09/09/09
day for
10-14 days
CAUTION: Federal law prohibits
dispensing without prescription.
b) Over what period of time will you administer this dose? (if applicable, show your work
to support that the time period you select is safe)
c) Based on how you answered 14b above, how many mLs is that q15seconds?
a) What is the concentration (units/ per 1 mL) of Regular Insulin in the bag?
b) At what rate (mL/ h) would you deliver the medication?
DOSAGE CALCULATIONS PRACTICE TEST ANSWER KEY
1. 60 mg X 1 mL = 1.5 mL
40 mg
2. 100 mg X 2 mL = 0.2 mL
1000 mg
3. 75 mg X 1 mL = 0.75 mL
100 mg
4. 6 mg X 2 mL = 4 mL
3 mg
5a. 200 mg X 5 mL = 2 mL
500 mg
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6a.
3 mL is the best choice because the final concentration matches the dose that you need to give.
However, it would also be acceptable to use 6 mL or 30 mL.
75 mg X 1 mL = 0.75 mL
100 mg
75 mg X 1 mL = 1.5 mL
50 mg
If you picked 30 mL for previous answer then:
75 mg X 1 mL = 7.5 mL
10 mg
7b. The maximum safe dose is 326.25 mg/ dose. YES the ordered dose is safe.
The patient is to receive 300 mg so →
8a. 14 lb = 6.36
kg
2.2
13c. Ordered rate is 125 mL/h. New rate = 175 mL/ h NO, the new flow
25% of 125 mL is 31 mL. which is more than the
Therefore could safely ↑ flow rate by 31 acceptable 156 mL/h → rate is not
mL to 156 mL/h → acceptable.
14a. 8 mg X 1 mL = 8 mL
1 mg
15b. 80 mg X 1 mL = 8 mL/h
10 mg
1 mL/ 15 sec