Deck 9: Parenteral Medications

Question 1

Order: Heparin sodium 5000 units subcutaneously q.8h. The label on the vial reads "10,000 units/mL." How many milliliters will you administer?

A)0.2 mL
B)0.5 mL
C)2 mL
D)5 mL

Answer 1

0.5 mL

Question 2

Order: Methylprednisolone succinate 24 mg IM daily. The package insert of the 40 mg Act-O-Vial states,"Press down on plastic activator to force accompanying 1 mL diluent into the lower compartment." How many milliliters will you administer?

A)960 mL
B)1.7 mL
C)6 mL
D)0.6 mL

Answer 2

0.6 mL

Question 3

Order: Pipracil (piperacillin sodium)8 g/day IV in four divided doses q.6h. The directions on the package insert state,"Add 4 mL suitable diluent (sterile water or 0.9% NaCl)to yield 1g/2.5mL." How many milliliters will you administer per dosage? The patient weighs 160 pounds.

A)3.2 mL
B)20 mL
C)0.8 mL
D)5 mL

Answer 3

5 mL

Question 4

Order: Claforan (cefotaxime sodium)750 mg IM q.8h. The directions on the package insert state: "For IM or IV administration reconstitution of the 1g vial with 3 mL yields 300 mg/mL." How many milliliters will you administer?

A)2.5 mL
B)0.4 mL
C)4 mL
D).025 mL

Question 5

Order: Heparin sodium 10,000 units subcutaneously stat. The label on the vial reads "40,000 units/mL." How many milliliters will you administer?

A)4 mL
B)0.4 mL
C)0.25 mL
D)2.5 mL

Question 6

Order: Penicillin G procaine 1.2 million units IM STAT. The label on the vial reads 300,000 units per milliliter.How many milliliters will you administer?

A)0.25 mL
B)4 mL
C)3 mL
D)0.4 mL

Question 7

Order: Eptifibatide (Integrilin)180 mcg/kg IV stat. The manufacturer recommends adding 0.7 mL of sterile water for injection to each 0.75 mg vial,yielding 0.75 mg/mL.The client weighs 185 pounds.How many milliliters will you administer?

A)44.4 mL
B)11.4 mL
C)20.2 mL
D)202.8 mL

Question 8

Order: Polymixin B sulfate 25,000 units/kg/d in four equally divided doses IM. The label on the vial reads 500,000 units.The manufacturer recommends diluting 500,000 units with 5 ml of sterile water.How many milliliters will you prepare for a single dose if the patient weighs 150 pounds?

A)4.3 mL
B)7.5 mL
C)68.2 mL
D)0.85 mL

Question 9

Order: Heparin sodium 670 units IV q.12h. The label on the vial reads "1000 units/mL." How many milliliters will you administer?

A)1.5 mL
B)0.67 mL
C)0.067
D)0.15

Question 10

Order: Vancomycin 40 mg/kg/d divided into q.6h.doses IV. The manufacturer recommends reconstituting 500 mg vial with 10 mL,yielding 50 mg/mL.How many milliliters will you administer for each dose if the client weighs 90 lb?

A)180 mL
B)18 mL
C)8.2 mL
D)3.4 mL

Question 11

Order: Raptiva (efalizumab)1.1 mg subcutaneously q week. The directions on the package state: "Reconstitution of the single-use vial with 1.3 ml of the supplied sterile water for injection yields 1.5 mg/1.5 mL." How many mL will you administer?

A)0.9 mL
B)1.1 mL
C)1.3 mL
D)0.8 mL

Question 12

Order: Bumetanide (Bumex)1 mg IV daily. The label on the vial reads 0.25mg/mL.How many milliliters will you administer?

A)4 mL
B)0.4 mL
C)0.25 mL
D)2.5 mL

Question 13

Order: Ketoroloac tromethamine (Toradol)20 mg IV q.12h. The label on the vial reads 15 mg/mL.How many mL will you administer?

A)1.3 mL
B)0.13 mL
C)0.75 mL
D)7.5 mL

Question 14

Order: Lovenox (enoxaparin)30 mg subcut.b.i.d.for 10 days. The label on the vial reads "80 mg/mL." How many milliliters will you administer?

A)24 mL
B)3.75 mL
C)0.38 mL
D)240 mL

Question 15

Order: Ampicillin 165 mg.IV q.8h. The directions on the package state: "Reconstitution of the single-use vial with 4.8 mL yields 250 mg/5 mL." How many milliliters will you administer?

A)3.3 mL
B)3.17 mL
C)8.25 mL
D)8.6 mL

Question 16

Order: Penicillin G procaine 300,000 units IM q 12h. The label on the vial reads 600,000 units per milliliter.How many milliliters will you administer?

A)2 mL
B)0.25 mL
C)0.5 mL
D)3 mL

Question 17

Order: GlucaGen (glucagon)1.25 mg stat. The directions on the package state: "For IV administration reconstitution of the 1 mg powder with 1.8 mL yields 1 mg/2 mL." How many mL will you administer?

A)0.625 mL
B)6.25 mL
C)2.5 mL
D)0.25 mL

Question 18

Order: Gentamicin sulfate (Garamycin)22.5 mg IV q.8h. The label on the vial reads 40mg/mL.How many mL will you administer?

A)1.78 mL
B)5.6 mL
C)0.178 mL
D)0.56 mL

Question 19

Order: Heparin sodium 8000 units subcutaneously q.12h. The label on the vial reads "10,000 units/mL." How many milliliters will you administer?

A)1.25 mL
B)0.8 mL
C)8 mL
D)0.125 mL