Drug Dosage Calculations NCLEX Exam 4

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Drug Dosage Calculations NCLEX Exam 4(13 Items)

1. The cardiac patient is to receive Cardizem 5 mg IVP. The vial contains 10 mg/2 ml.How many ml will you give?

A. 10 mlB. 5 mlC. 2 mlD. 1 ml

2. The patient is to take Aspirin gr. X. The bottle contains Aspirin 300 mg tablets. Howmany tablets should he take?

A. 0.5 tabletB. 1 tabletC. 1.5 tabletsD. 2 tablets

3. Digoxin 125 mcg is ordered IVP every a.m. The vial contains 0.5 mg in 2 ml. Howmany ml will you give?

A. 0.2 mlB. 0.5 mlC. 1.5 mlD. 2 ml

4. The pre-op patient is ordered Atropine gr. 1/150 IM. The vial contains Atropine 0.4 mgin 1 ml. How much will you give?

A. 1 mlB. 1.5 mlC. 2 mlD. 2.5 ml

5. The patient is to receive Heparin 1500 units/hr by IV infusion. The IV contains 25,000units of Heparin in 250 ml of D5W. At what rate should you set the IV pump (ml/hr)?

A. 15 ml/hrB. 16 ml/hrC. 17 ml/hrD. 20 ml/hr

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6. The IV with Nitroglycerin is infusing at 6 ml/hr. The concentration of the IV is 50 mg in250 ml of D5W. How many mg/hr is the patient receiving?

A. 1.2 mg/hrB. 5.2 mg/hr

C. 25 mg/hrD. 30 mg/hr

Situation: The patient is ordered an IV of 1000 ml of Normal Saline over 8 hours.

7. At what rate would you set the IV pump (ml/hr)?

A. 125 ml/hrB. 250 ml/hrC. 100 ml/hrD. 2 ml/hr

8. How many drops per minute would you set the gravity IV tubing with a drip factor of15 drops/ml?

A. 35 gtts/minB. 19 gtts/minC. 31 gtts/minD. 15 gtts/min

9. If the current IV bag was started at 1:00, what time would you hang the next bag?

A. 5:00B. 7:00C. 9:00D. 11:00

10. The patient with an infection is to receive an IVPB of Ampicillin 500 mg in 50 ml over30 minutes. At what rate would you set the pump?

A. 300 ml/hrB. 200 ml/hrC. 100 ml/hr

D. 50 ml/hr

11. An IVPB of Vancomycin 1 gram in 250 ml is to infuse over 90 minutes. At what rateshould the pump be set?

A. 28 ml/hrB. 90 ml/hr

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5. Answer: A. 15 ml/hr

25,000 units : 250 ml = 1,500 units : x ml*Remember a pump setting is always ml/hour

6. Answer: A. 1.2 mg/hr

50 mg : 250 ml = x mg : 6 ml

7. Answer: A. 125 ml/hr

1,000 ml 8 hrs

8. Answer: C. 31 gtts/min

125 ml 60 min x 15 gtts/ml

9. Answer: C. 2,100

1300 + 8 hrs

10. Answer: C. 100 ml/hr

50 ml : 30 min = x ml : 60 min

11. Answer: C. 167 ml/hr

250 ml : 90 min = x ml : 60 min

12. Answer: D. 0.9 ml

500 mg : 1.8 ml = 250 mg : x ml

13. Answer: D. 14 ml/hr

198 lbs 2.2 lbs/Kg = 90 Kg90 Kg x 5 mcg/min = 4500 mg/min4500 mcg 1000 mcg/mg = 0.45 mg/min

500 mg : 250 ml = 0.45 mg : x mlx = .0225 ml/min.0225 ml/min x 60 min in hr = 13.5 = 14 ml/hr