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100

1KG = how many liters?

1 Liter of Fluid

100
Calculations using tablets and capsules should never be rounded.

TRUE! We can score and split a tablet, but we cannot round a dose. 

100

Phenobarbital 30 mg po q 12 hours is ordered. You have 20 mg/5 mls on hand. How many milliliters will the nurse administer per dose? 

5 mL/20mg x 30 mg/1=7.5 mL

100

1000 cc of NS solution is to run over 8 hours. How many cc's should be infused per hour? 

1000 cc/8 hours= 125 cc/hour

100

True or false, to calculate drops/min. the nurse must know the tubing drop factor. 

TRUE! 

200

150 lbs = how many kg?

150/2.2= 68 kg

200

We can check the accuracy of a liquid med by holding it up at eye level. 

FALSE! sit the cup on a hard level surface. 

200

The physician orders Prozac 20 mg PO daily. Prozac is available in 10 mg capsules. How many capsules will you give per dose? 

20 mg/10 mg x 1 capsule = 2 capsules

200
Your order reads synthroid 0.3 mg PO qd. The scored tablets are 100 mcg per tablet. How many tablets would you give? 

300 mcg/100 mcg x 1 tab = 3 tablets

200

True or false, when administering a medication or IV by a pump, the nurse calculates mls/min. 

FALSE! mL/HOUR

300

56 kg = ? lbs?

56 x 2.2= 123.2 lbs

300

Any drug can be crushed without an order. 

FALSE, you must have a physicians order

300

110 lbs = how many kg?

50 kg

300

You are to give ketorolac (toradol) 15 mg IM for pain. What you have on hand is ketorolac is 60mg/ml. How much will you give? 

15mg/60mg x 1ml = 0.25 cc or 1/4 a ml

300

Cefuroxime 1 g in 50 mls of NS is ordered to be infused over 30 minutes. The tubing drop factor is 60gtt/mL. How many drops/min should be given to infuse the total med over 30 minutes? 

Total volume to be infused/total amount of time in minutes x drop factor = x gtt/min


50mL x60(gtt/mL)/30 min = x gtt/min

50 x 2/1 = 100gtt/min 

Pg. 442

400

0.625 mg = ? mcg

625 mcg

400

1 cup equals 200 ml

FALSE

1 cup = 240 mls 

400

360 ms = fluid ounces?

12 ounces

400

The order reads benadryl 25 mg IM every 4 hours. Available is benadryl 50 mg/2 ml. What will you administer per dose? 

25mg/50mg x 2 mls=1 ml 1.0 ml

400

Infuse 1000 mL of LR over 12 hours. How many mL/hour will you program the pump? 

x mL/hour=

1000/12=83.3 OR 83 mL/hour

500

Your patient is to take 30 cc of maalox at home. How many ounces should they take? 

30 cc= 1 ounce (oz.)

500

2 oz. jello equals 45 mls

FALSE

2 ounces jello = 60 mls

30mls/1oz 

500

1200 grams = ? lbs? 

2.64 or 2.6 lbs

1200gms/1000 mg x 2.2 lbs= 2.64 lbs, round up

500

The order is for pantroprazole 30mg IV push BID. Available is pantroprazole 40 mg in 10 ml. What will you give per dose?

30mg/40mg x 10 ml = 7.5 ml

500

The provider orders 500 mL of dextran to be infused over 24 hours. How many milliliters per hour should the IV be programmed to? 

500mL/24 hours = 20.8 or 21mL/hour