ADULT COMPUTATIONS 9. Dr. Siyah order says: 0.

8 L of Normmal Saline to
infuse over 45 minutes. What is the rate?
a. 1,067 ml/hr
1. Dr. Lowka writes an order for HCTZ 25 mg by mouth b. 16 ml/hr
BID for hypertension. Pharmacy dispenses you w c. 106 ml/hr
12.5 mg tablets. How many tablets do you d. 0.16 ml/hr
administer w this dose?
a. 5 tablets/dose 2x a day
b. 0.5 tablet/dose once a day 10. Dr. Charles order says: 250 ml of Vancomycin 300
c. 2 tablets/dose 2x a day mg to infuse over 80 minutes. What is the rate?
/dose 3x a day a. 187.5 ml/hr
b. 3 ml/mins
c. None of the above
2. Dr. Covid writes an order to Ativan 2 mg by mouth at d. All of the above
bedtime for sleeplessness. Pharmacy dispenses you
w 0.5 mg tablets. How many tablets do you
administer w this dose? 11. Dr. Diana order says: 300 ml of Packed Red Blood
a. 4 tablet/dose P.O Morning Cells to infuse over 4 hrs. What is the rate?
b. 0.5 tablet/dose P.O before meal a. 76 ml/hr
c. 2 tablets/dose P.O after Meal b. None of the above
d. 4 tablets/dose P.O at Bedtime c. All of the above
d. 1 ml/min

3. Dr. Engotgot order says: 300 ml of Normal Saline to

infuse over 6 hrs. What is the rate? 12. Dr. Harry order says: 250 ml Vancomycin to infuse
a. 50 ml/hr over 45 mins. What is the hourly rate?
b. 1 ml/min a. 333 ml/hr
c. All of the above b. 125 ml/hr
d. None of the above c. 45 ml/hr
d. 500 ml/hr

4. Dr. Salbahe writes an order for Clonidine 0.1 mg by

mouth daily for hypertension. Pharmacy dispenses 13. Dr. Jasmine order says: 2500 ml of D5 ½ Normal
you w 125 mcg tablets. How many tablets do you Saline to infuse over 48 hrs. What is the ml/min?
administer per dose? a. 52 ml/hr
a. 0.8 tablet/dose b. 1 ml/min
b. 1 tablet/dose c. 5 ml/min
c. 0.9 tablet/dose d. 50 ml/hr
d. 3 tablets/dose

14. Dr. Ariel order says: 2500 ml of D5 ¼ Normal Saline

5. Dr. Echos writes an order to Amoxicillin 1 gram TID to infuse over 1day. What is the rate?
by mouth for 5 days. Pharmacy dispenses you w a. 104 ml/hr
150 mg capsule. How many capsules do you b. 140 ml/hr
administer per dose? c. 24 ml/hr
a. 6.7 capsules 2x a day d. 5000 ml/hr
b. 6.25 capsules BID
c. 7 capsules 3x a day
d. None of the above 15. Patient Duque is to receiver order 200 mg. The label
reads 250 mg/5ml. You would give ml(s).
a. 4 ml
6. Dr. Smith order says: 2 L of D5W ½ Normal Saline b. 0.004 m
to infuse over 48 hrs. What is the hourly rate? c. None of the above
a. 42 ml/hr d. All of the above
b. 96 ml/hr
c. 24 ml/hr
d. 20 ml/hr 16. Patient Bato is to receiver oder is for 60 mg. The
label reads gr. 1 per tablet. You would give
tablet(s)
7. Dr. No order says: 100 ml Ceftriaxone Sodium 1G to a. 1 tablet
infuse over 30 mins. What is the hourly rate? b. Half tablet
a. 200 ml/hr c. 1 & ½ tablet
b. 3000 ml/hr d. None of the above
c. 60 ml/hr
d. 20 ml/hr
17. A patient is to receive Heparin 1500 units/hr by IV
infusion. The IV contains 25,000 units of Heparin in
8. Dr. Kami order says: 1000 ml of TPN to infuse over 250 ml of D5W. At what rate in should you set the IV
36 hrs. What is the rate? pump?
a. 28 ml/hr a. 15 ml/hr
b. 3600 ml/hr b. 10 ml/hr
c. 72 ml/hr c. 0.25 ml/mins
d. 525 ml/hr d. None of the above
 25. Nurse Marcos was checking the temp of patient
18. A 56- year old female patient is diagnosed w having Leni, it was 37.5 C, but when Dr. Lacson was
a blood clot in her left leg. Her primary healthcare making his round he want that 37.5 C to be
provider orders the administration of IV heparin 11 converted in F? What should Nurse Marcos answer
ml/hr. Until an infusion pump is available, how many to Dr. Lacson?
drops per minute will you run the heparin on a micro a. Nurse Marcos answered 101F
drip tubing w a drop factor of 60 gtts/ml? b. Nurse Marcos answered 99C
a. 11 gtts/min c. Let’s Nurse Sarah answer the question of Dr.
b. 10 gtts/min Lacson
c. 12 gtts/min d. Nurse Marcos answered 99F
d. None of the above

26. Nurse Sarah observed that the temperature of Pt.

19. Give regular insulin by continuous IV infusion at 20 Digong 110F, but she need to convert in Celsius so
units/hr. The solution is 250 ml NS w 100 units of she can relay it to the Attending Physician
regular insulin. What rate on the infusion pump in a. Nurse Sarah use the formula F-32* 9/5, Pt
ml/hr will deliver the correct dose? Digong Temp is above normal 43C
a. 50 ml/hr b. Nurse Sarah double check the temp of the Pt
b. 50 ml/min Digong due to normal temp
c. 500 ml/hr c. Nurse Sarah use the formula F-32 * 5/9, Pt.
d. 50 L/hr Digong temp is above normal 43C
d. Nurse Sarah just reported that the temp is in
normal range.
20. Nurse Samantha is going to administer theophylline
(Theochron) drip at 40 mg/hr. The solution is 250 ml
D5W + Theophylline 500 mg. What rate will deliver 27. Dopamine & dobutamine are infusing, the bottle of
the correct dose? state dopamine 500 mg & it’s mixed in 500 ml of
a. 20 ml/hr D5W & another doputamine 150 mg in 250 ml of
b. 1 ml/min D5W is running. The IV pump in ypur patient’s room
c. All of the above is set at 20 ml & the weight 80 kilos at how many
d. None of the above mcg/kg/hr is the patients dopamine infusing?
a. 333 mcg/hr/kg
b. 6 mcg/min/kg
21. Nurse Bea giving nitroglycerin 15 mcg/min. c. All of the above
Nitroglycerin is mixed 50 mg in 500 ml D5W. What d. None of the above
rate will deliver the correct dose?
a. 9 ml/hr
b. 10 ml/hr 28. Dr. Marcos writes an order for Cytotec 0.1 gram by
c. None of the above mouth daily for a patient w peptic ilcer disease.
d. 2 ml/mins Pharmacy dispenses you w 100 mg per tablet. How
many tablets do you administer per dose?
a. 1 tablet/dose
22. Dr. Ahaja order ceftizoxime (Cefizox) 1 g IV b. 9 tablets/dose
piggyback (IVPB) every 8 hrs. The pharmacy c. 0.25 tablet/dose
supplies it in 100 ml D5W. You need to infuse it over d. 0.5 tablet/dose
30 minutes. Using gravity drip tubing w a drop factor
of 10, how fast will you run the piggybank?
a. 33 gtts/min 29. Dr. Lacson writes an order Cardizem 150 mg BID
b. 32 gtts/min PO daily for a patient w atrial fibrillation. Pharmacy
c. 35 gtts/min dispenses you w 2.5 gram capsules. How many
d. None of the above capsules do you administer per dose?
a. 0.06 capsule/dose
b. 1 capsule/dose
23. Nurse bea has on hand morphine 500 mg in 500 ml c. 4 capsules/dose
normal saline. Need to administer morphine 80 d. 0.5 capsule/dose
mg/hr in a continuous IV infusion to a patient w
terminal cancer pain. How many will you set?
a. 60 ml/hr 30. Dr. Sarah writes an order for Allopurinol 200 mg PO
b. None of the above daily for a patient with gout. Pharmacy dispenses
c. All of the above you w 0.5 gram tablets. How many tablets do you
d. 80 ml/min administer per dose?
a. 6 tablets/dose
b. 2 tablets/dose
24. Dr. Alvia orders 1000 ml PNSS at 100 ml per hour c. 0.4 tablet/dose
over 10 hrs. Frop factor- 10 gtt per ml. After 7 hrs, d. 1 tablet/dose
700 ml has infused. What should the nurse do?
a. Increase the drop rate
b. Decrease the drop rate
c. Maintain the drop rate
d. None of the above