Oral Dosages
Parental Dosages
Drip Rate
IV Rates
Reconstitution
100
How many tablets for 500mg dose when 250mg tablets available?
What is 2 tablets
100
Lovenox 80 mg Sub-Q daily for prevention of deep venous thrombosis (DVT). The medication is supplied in 80 mg/0.8 mL
What is 0.8 ml
100

Ordered: 1000ml over 6 hours IV set 15 gtts/ml. How many gtts/min?

What is 42 gtts/ min

100
Your patient needs 250 ml of normal saline solution over 2 hours. What is the infusion rate?
What is 125 ml per hour
100

Order: Cefobid 1g IM q 12h for 5 days. Available: Cefobid 1g with directions to add 1.4 mL of sterile water for injection for each 2mL to yield 1g. How many mL will you administer?

2mL

200
Ordered: Methergine 0.3 mg po bid. Available:0.2 mg tablets.
What is 1 and one half tablets
200
Order-Ampicillin 0.5 gm Drug available-Ampicillin 250 mg per 5 ml
What is 10ml
200

Ordered: 500 ml over 4 hours IV set 10 gtt/ml. How many gtts/min?

What is 21 gtts/ min

200
If you plan to infuse 1 L of D5W at 50 ml/hour, what’s the infusion time?
What is 20 hours
200

Order: Pepcid 20mg Po BID. Available Pepcid 400mg. Directions read to slowly add 46 mL of purified water. Constituted to 50mL, with each 5mL containing 40mg of Pepcid. How many mL will you administer using an oral syringe? 

2.5 mL

300
Ordered: Synthroid 100 mcg po daily Available: 0.1 mg/tablet
What is 1 tablet
300
Ordered: Penicillin G procaine 600,000 units IM Available: 1,200,000 units/2 mL
What is 1 ml
300

Ordered: 100 ml over 20 min IV set 15 gtts/ ml. How many gtts/min?

What is 75 gtts/ min

300
Your patient requires 500 ml of normal saline solution at 80 ml/hour. What is the infusion time?
What is 6 hours 15 minutes
300

Order: Rocephin 125mg IM Stat. Available is Rocephin 500mg. Directions indicate for IM injections reconstitute 1mL 1% lidocaine Hydrochloride Injection or Sterile water for injection. Each 1mL of solution contains approximately 350mg of Rocephin. How many mL will you administer? Round to the nearest tenth. 

0.4mL

400
Order - Digoxin 0.25 mg p.o. QD Drug Available - 0.125 mg per tablet
What is 2 tablets
400
Order-Medrol 75 mg IM Drug Available-Medrol 125 mg per 2 ml
What is 1.2 ml
400

Ordered: 250ml/hr IV set 15 gtts/ mL. How many gtts/min?

What is 63 gtts/ min

400
Order: 500 cc LR to infuse over 4 h. What is the flow rate?
What is 125 ml/ hour
400

Order: Omnicef 300mg PO q12h for 5 days. Available Omnicef 125mg/5ml. Prepare suspension by adding 63mL of water to the bottle. Each 5mL contains 125mg Omnicef after reconstituted. How many mL will you administer?

12mL

500
Order-Keflex 1 gm p.o. BID Drug available-Keflex 250 mg per capsule
What is 4 tablets
500
Order-Dicloxacillin 125 mg Drug Available-Dicloxacillin 62.5 mg per 5 ml
What is 10 ml
500

Ordered: 1000 ml in 3 hours IV set 10 gtts/min. How many gtt/mL

What is 56 gtts/mL

500
Order: 100 ml IV antibiotic to infuse in 30 min via electronic infusion pump. What is the flow rate?
What is 200 ml/ hour
500

Order: Oxacillin 0.35g IM q6h. Available Oxacillin 1g/vial. For IM use, add 5.7 mL Sterile Water for injection. Each 1.5mL of solution contains 250mg Oxacillin. How many mL will you administer IM? What will be the total dosage administered in 24 hours? 

2.1mL/dose

8.4/day