Deck 5: Medications and Calculations

Question 1

Order: erythromycin 350 mg, PO, q8h.
Available: erythromycin estolate 250 mg/5 mL
How many mL should be given per dose?

Answer 1

7

Question 2

Order: Augmentin 500 mg, PO, q8h
Available:
How many tablet(s) should be given per dose?

Answer 2

2

Question 3

Order: Thorazine 10 mg, IM (deep), STAT
Available:
How many mL should be given?

Answer 3

0.4

Question 4

Order: cefadroxil (Duricef) 0.4 g, PO, q12h
Available:
How many mL should be given per dose?

Question 5

Order: Compazine 7.5 mg, IM (deep), q.i.d., PRN
Available:
How many mL should be given per dose?

Question 6

Order: Serzone (nefazodone hydrochloride), PO: Day 1, 200 mg in two divided doses; Day 2, 100 mg in two divided doses; may increase to 100 mg,b.i.d.
Available:

A) How many tablets should the client receive on Day 1?
B) How many tablets should the client receive per dose when ordered 100 mg in 2 divided doses?
C) How many tablets should the client receive per dose when increased to 100 mg,b.i.d.?

Question 7

Order: Mycostatin U 300,000, PO, q.i.d. (swish and swallow)
Available: Mycostatin 100,000 units per mL
How many mL should be given?

Question 8

Order: loxapine (Loxitane) 75 mg, IM, daily
Available:
How many milliliters (mL) should the client receive?

Question 9

Order: amoxicillin (Amoxil) 300 mg, PO, q8h
Available:

A) How many mL should the client receive per dose?
B) How many mg should the client receive per day?
C) How many mL should the client receive per day?

Question 10

Order: aminocaproic acid 4 g in 250 mL D₅W to infuse in 1 hour Set: secondary set labeled 15 gtt/min
Available:

A) How many mL of aminocaproic acid should be mixed in 250 mL of D₅W?
B) How many gtt/min should the client receive?

Question 11

Order: midazolam (Versed) 3 mg, IM, STAT
Available: Versed 10 mg/2 mL
How many mL should be given?

Question 12

Order: methenamine mandelate 500 mg, PO, q.i.d.
Available:
How many tablet(s) should be given per dose?

Question 13

Order: allopurinol (Zyloprim) 150 mg, PO, q.i.d. Available:

A) How many tablet(s) should be given per dose?
B) How many mg will the client receive per day?

Question 14

Order: Norvir 600 mg, PO,b.i.d.
Available:

A) How many milliliters (mL) should the client receive per dose?
B) How many milligrams (mg) should the client receive per day?

Question 15

Order: trihexyphenidyl hydrochloride (Artane) 6 mg, PO, twice daily
Available:
How many tablet(s) should the client receive on a daily basis?

Question 16

Order: 1000 mL of lactated Ringer's (LR) solution to be administered in 6 hours Available: 1 L LR Macrodrip set labeled 10 gtt/mL

A) How many mL of LR should be infused in 1 hour?
B) How many drops per minute (gtt/min) should the client receive?

Question 17

Order: doxycycline hyclate (Vibra-Tabs) 100 mg, PO, first day q12h; then100 mg, PO, daily Available:

A) How many tablet(s) should the client receive the first day?
B) How many tablet(s) should the client receive daily after the first day?