Deck 10: Calculating Doses of Parenteral Medications

Question 1

Order Ticar 500 mg IM. Available: Ticar 1 g/2.6 mL. Dose to be given: ________

Answer 1

1.3 mL

Question 2

This label indicates that it is

A) a prefilled syringe
B) not a fixed-combination solution
C) a 50/50 combination of Novolin insulin
D) a 70/30 combination of Novolin insulin
E) a 50/50 combination of Humulin insulin

Answer 2

a 70/30 combination of Novolin insulin

Question 3

A physician orders 0.2 mg of a medication to be given subcutaneously. Available: 0.4 mg/mL.
Amount of drug to be drawn is

A) 0.4 mg
B) 0.6 mg
C) 0.5 mL
D) 1.0 mL
E) 1.5 mL

Answer 3

0.5 mL

Question 4

The maximum capacity of this syringe is

A) 1 unit
B) 10 units
C) 10 units/mL
D) 100 units/mL
E) none of the above

Question 5

The physician has ordered 75 mg of a medication to be given intramuscularly. Available: 50 mg/mL.
Amount of drug to be drawn is _____ cc.

A) 0.2
B) 0.5
C) 1.0
D) 1.5
E) 2.0

Question 6

Order cleocin phosphate 0.25 g IM. Available: cleocin phosphate 150 mg/mL. Dose to be given: ________

Question 7

This syringe is an example of what kind of syringe?

A) insulin
B) tuberculin
C) 1 cc
D) 2 cc
E) 3 cc

Question 8

A physician has ordered 25 mg of a medication to be given intramuscularly. Available: 40 mg/mL.
Amount of drug to be drawn is

A) 0.6 cc
B) 0.625 mg
C) 1.6 cc
D) 1.625 mg
E) none of the above

Question 9

What is the quantity of medication shown?

A) 6 units
B) 6 cc
C) 60 units
D) 60 cc
E) 66 units

Question 10

You have been asked to administer 500 mg of a medication intramuscularly. Available: 250 mg/mL.
Amount of drug to be drawn is _____ cc.

A) 0.2
B) 0.5
C) 1
D) 1.2
E) 2

Question 11

The physician orders 400,000 units of a medication to be given subcutaneously. Available: 250,000 units/mL.
Amount of drug to be drawn is

A) 0.6 cc
B) 0.625 units
C) 1.6 cc
D) 1.625 units
E) none of the above

Question 12

The size of this vial is

A) 10 units
B) 10 mL
C) 50 units
D) 100 units
E) 100 mL

Question 13

A patient is to be administered a dose of 250 mg of a medication subcutaneously. Available: 250 mg/1.5 mL amp.
Amount of drug to be drawn is _____ cc.

A) 0.05
B) 1
C) 1.5
D) 2
E) 2.5

Question 14

Order Stadol 1 mg IM stat. Available: Stadol 2 mg/mL. Dose to be given: _________

Question 15

The physician orders 500 mg of a medication to be given intramuscularly. Available: 1000 mg/2 mL.
Amount of drug to be drawn is _____ cc.

A) 1/2
B) 1
C) 1 1/2
D) 2
E) 2 1/2

Question 16

An order has been written for a patient to receive 0.6 mg of a medication intramuscularly. Available: 0.4 mg/mL.
Amount of drug to be drawn is

A) 0.4 mg
B) 0.6 mg
C) 0.5 mL
D) 1.0 mL
E) 1.5 mL

Question 17

An order has been written for an allied health professional to administer 10 mg of a medication intramuscularly. Available: 10 mg/0.5 mL.
Amount of drug to be drawn is _____ cc.

A) 0.5
B) 1
C) 1.5
D) 2
E) 2.5

Question 18

Order cyanocobalamin 1 mg/wk IM. Available: cyanocobalamin 1000 mcg/mL. Dose to be given: ________

Question 19

Order Kantrex 125 mg IM. Available: Kantrex 500 mg/mL. Dose to be given: ______

Question 20

You have been asked by the physician to administer 100,000 units of a medication. Available: 200,000 units/mL.
Amount of drug to be drawn is

A) 0.2 units
B) 0.5 mL
C) 1.0 unit
D) 1.5 mL
E) 2.0 units

Question 21

Order heparin sodium 600 units SC stat. Available: heparin sodium 1000 units/mL. Dose to be given: ______

Question 22

Order Tagamet 75 mg IM. Available: Tagamet 300 mg/2 mL. Dose to be given: _____

Question 23

Order Solu-Medrol 37.5 mg IM. Available: Solu-Medrol 125 mg/2 mL. Dose to be given: ______

Question 24

Order Compazine 10 mg. Available: Compazine 5 mg /mL in 10-mL vial. Dose to be given: _____