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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.
PHENOBARBITOL
Vial contains Phenobarbitol equivalent to 5g.
Keep from freezing.
For I.V. use only Protect from light.
1g/ 2mL Discard open solution.
Usual Dosage: Adults: 100 mg IV Read accompanying circular.
CAUTION: Federal law prohibits EXPIRES 09/09/09
dispensing without prescription.
3.
THIAMINE
Vial contains equivalent of 1g Thiamine hydrochloride.
Dilution not required.
HYDROCHLORIDE Discard open solution after 24 hours at room temperature
or 96 hours under refrigeration.
For I.V. injection See enclosure for prescribing information.
100mg/mL EXPIRES 09/09/09
Usual Dosage: Adults: 250 IV daily
CAUTION: Federal law prohibits
dispensing without prescription.
The physician’s order reads: Thiamine hydrochloride 75mg IV tid for 2 weeks
5.
TAZIDIME
Add 5mL of sterile water for a final concentration
of 500mg/5mL
For I.V. use Stable for 24 hours at room temperature or 3 days in the
500mg refrigerator.
Read accompanying circular.
CAUTION: Federal law prohibits EXPIRES 09/09/09
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 of: Add sterile NS:
For I.V. use only 10mg/ mL 30 mL
300mg
50mg/ mL 6 mL
CAUTION: Federal law prohibits
dispensing without prescription.
100mg/ mL 3 mL
Stable for 48 hours at room temperature or 7 days in the refrigerator.
EXPIRES 09/09/09 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?
b) Is the ordered dose for your patient “safe”? (show your work to support how you
arrived at your answer)
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.
PRONESTYL
Contains the equivalent of 10mg Pronestyl.
Dilution not required.
For I.V. use Discard open solution immediately.
1mg/mL See enclosure for prescribing information.
Usual Dosage: Adults: 5mg per day for EXPIRES 09/09/09
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?
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
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
75 mg X 1 mL =
7.5 mL
10 mg
12c. It is usually acceptable practice to slow an YES, the new flow rate is acceptable.
IV, even to TKO →
13a. 500 mL = X X = 125 mL/ h
4h 1h
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