Basic Conversions
Question: Convert 1 gram to milligrams.
Answer: What is 1000 mg?
Question: The provider orders acetaminophen 500 mg PO. Available: acetaminophen 250 mg tablets. How many tablets will you administer?
Answer: What is 2 tablets?
Question: Infuse 1000 mL over 8 hours. What is the hourly rate?
Answer: What is 125 mL/hr?
Question: A child weighs 22 pounds. Convert the weight to kilograms.
Answer: What is 10 kg?
Question: A medication order reads digoxin 0.25 mg PO daily, Hold if HR is less than 50 bpm. Available: digoxin 125 mcg tablets. How many tablets will you administer?
BP 162/54
HR 61
T 98.9
RR 15
Answer: What is 0 tablets? Hold medication
Question: Convert 2.5 liters to milliliters.
Answer: What is 2500 mL?
Question: The provider orders amoxicillin 750 mg PO. Available: amoxicillin 250 mg capsules. How many capsules will you administer?
Answer: What is 3 capsules?
Question: Infuse 500 mL over 4 hours. What is the hourly rate?
Answer: What is 125 mL/hr?
Question: The provider orders amoxicillin 40 mg/kg/day divided into 2 doses for a child weighing 20 kg. What is the total daily dose?
Answer: What is 800 mg/day?
Question: The provider orders 1 liter of IV fluids to infuse over 10 hours. After 5 hours, 750 mL remains. Is the infusion running too fast or too slow?
Answer: What is too slow?
Question: Convert 0.75 grams to milligrams.
Answer: What is 750 mg?
Question: The provider orders prednisone 15 mg PO. Available: prednisone 5 mg tablets. How many tablets will you administer?
Answer: What is 3 tablets?
Question: Infuse 250 mL over 2 hours using tubing with a drop factor of 15 gtt/mL. What is the flow rate in gtt/min? Round to the nearest whole number.
Answer: What is 31 gtt/min?
Question: A child weighs 33 pounds. The medication order is 5 mg/kg. What dose should the child receive?
Answer: What is 75 mg?
Question: A medication order is written for morphine 2 mg IV. Available: morphine 4 mg/mL. How many mL will you administer?
Answer: What is 0.5 mL?
Question: Convert 120 pounds to kilograms. Round to the nearest tenth.
Answer: What is 54.5 kg?
Question: The provider orders ibuprofen 600 mg PO. Available: ibuprofen 200 mg tablets. How many tablets will you administer?
Answer: What is 3 tablets?
Question: Infuse 1000 mL over 12 hours using tubing with a drop factor of 20 gtt/mL. What is the flow rate in gtt/min?
Answer: What is 28 gtt/min?
Question: The provider orders cefdinir 14 mg/kg/day for a child weighing 15 kg. What is the total daily dose?
Answer: What is 210 mg/day?
Question: The provider orders regular insulin 12 units subcutaneously. Available: U-100 insulin. How many mL will you administer?
Answer: What is 0.12 mL?
Question: Convert 3 tablespoons to milliliters.
Answer: What is 45 mL?
Question: The provider orders azithromycin 500 mg PO. Available: azithromycin suspension 200 mg/5 mL. How many mL will you administer?
Answer: What is 12.5 mL?
Question: A heparin infusion is ordered at 1200 units/hr. Available: heparin 25,000 units in 500 mL. What is the infusion rate in mL/hr?
Answer: What is 24 mL/hr?
Question: The provider orders acetaminophen 15 mg/kg/dose for a child weighing 18 kg. Available: acetaminophen 160 mg/5 mL. How many mL will you administer? Round to the nearest tenth.
Answer: What is 8.4 mL?
Question: The provider orders vancomycin 1 g IVPB every 12 hours. Available: vancomycin 500 mg/100 mL. How many mL will you administer?
Answer: What is 200 mL?