Medication Practice Worksheet

Level II; Spring 2023

1. The physician orders Levothyroid (levothyroxine) 0.1 mg po. You have a drug labeled 100 mcg/tab. How many tabs
will you administer?

2. The physician orders chloral hydrate 0.5mg po HS prn for sleep. You have a drug labeled 500 mcg
per 10 mL. How many mL will you administer?

3. The physician orders Lanoxin (digoxin) 0.375 mg IV now. You have a drug labeled 500 mcg in 2
mL. How many mL will you administer?

4. The physician orders 1000 mL of D5W over 8 hours. The drop factor is 12 gtts/mL.
a. The IV is infused by gravity. Calculate the flow rate.

b. The IV is infused by pump. Calculate the flow rate.

5. The physician orders 500 mL NS over 8 hours. The drop factor is 15 gtts/mL.
a. The IV is infused by gravity. Calculate the flow rate.

b. The IV is infused by pump. Calculate the flow rate.

6. The physician orders 2500 mL of D5 0.45NS over 24 hours. The drop factor is 15 gtts.
a. The IV is infused by gravity. Calculate the flow rate.

b. The IV is infused by pump. Calculate the flow rate.

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7. The physician orders Vancomycin 1 g in 150 mL of D5W over 1.5 hours. The drop factor is 60 gtts.
a. The IV is infused by gravity. Calculate the flow rate.

b. The IV is infused by pump. Calculate the flow rate.

8. The physician orders Albumisol 25% in a 50mL vial over 30 minutes. The drop factor is 10 gtts/mL.
a. The IV is infused by gravity. Calculate the flow rate.

b. The IV is infused by pump. Calculate the flow rate.

9. Order: Rocephin 500 mg IM q 12 hours.

Supplied from pharmacy: Rocephin 350 mg/mL.
How many mL will you administer? Round to the nearest tenth, if needed.

10. Order: Levothyroxine 0.15 mg every day

Supplied from pharmacy: Levothyroxine 350 mcg/mL suspension.
How many mL will you administer? Round to the nearest tenth, if needed.

11. Order: Penicillin 3,000,000 units po q 12 hours.

Supplied from pharmacy: Penicillin 5,000,000 units/10mL suspension.
How many mL will you administer? Round to the nearest tenth, if needed.

12. Order: Droperidol 0.75 mg IM prn nausea.

Supplied from pharmacy: Droperidol 2.5 mg/mL.
How many mL will you administer? Round to the nearest tenth, if needed.
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13. Order Haldol 6 mg IM stat.

Supplied from pharmacy: Haldol 5 mg/mL.
How many mL will you administer? Round to the nearest tenth, if needed.

14. Order: Nicotinic acid 0.3 Gm po q day.

Supplied from pharmacy: Nicotonic acid 200 mg/tablet.
How many tablets will you administer?

15. Order: Heparin 2000 units SQ q 12 hours.

Supplied from pharmacy: Heparin 10 mL vial with 5,000 units/mL.
How many mL will you administer? Round to the nearest tenth, if needed.

16. Order: Infuse 1000 mL of LR over 5 hours. The drop factor for the tubing is 10 gtts/mL. Calculate the rate in mL/hour
and drops/min for this infusion. Round all answers to the nearest whole number.
a. The IV is infused by gravity. Calculate the flow rate.

b. The IV is infused by pump. Calculate the flow rate.

17. Order: Ancef 1gm IVPB q 6 hours.

Supplied from pharmacy: IVPB of 50 mL with Ancef 1gm.
Infuse over 45 minutes using an infusion pump. Round all answers to the nearest whole number.

18. Order: Infuse 140 mg amphotericin B IVPB q 24 hours.

Supplied from pharmacy: IVPB of 250 mL with amphotericin B 140 mg.
Infuse over 3 hours using an infusion pump. Round all answers to the nearest whole number.
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19. A nurse is preparing to administer digoxin 12mcg/kg/day PO to divide equally every 12 hours to a school-age child
who weighs 66 pounds. Available is oral elixir digoxin 0.05mg/mL.
How many mL should the nurse administer per dose? Round to the nearest tenth, if necessary.

20. A nurse is caring for a post-operative patient following knee arthroplasty and has a new prescription for enoxaparin
1mg/kg/dose subcutaneously every 12 hours. The patient weighs 185 pounds.
How many mg should the nurse administer per dose? Round to the nearest tenth, if necessary.

21. ***** A nurse is preparing to administer amoxicillin 100 mg PO every 8 hours to a toddler who weighs 20 kg. The
recommended dosage range is 20 to 25 mg/kg/day. ******
What is the most appropriate action the nurse should take? Please explain your answer.