Deck 2: Metric and Household Systems of Measurement

Question 1

The patient/client is to receive Colace (docusate sodium) 100 mg po bid. What is this dose of medication in grams?

A) 10
B) 1
C) 0.1
D) 0.01

Answer 1

0.1

Question 2

The patient/client is to receive Kantrex (kanamycin sulfate) 1 g po q6h for 5 days. What is this dose of medication in milligrams?

A) 1
B) 10
C) 100
D) 1000

Answer 2

1000

Question 3

The patient/client is to receive Lanoxin (digoxin) 125 mcg po every day. What is the dose of this medication in milligrams?

A) 0.00125
B) 0.0125
C) 0.125
D) 1.25

Answer 3

0.125

Question 4

The patient/client is to receive Synthroid (levothyroxine sodium) 0.175 mg every day. The available medication is 175-mcg tablets. How many tablets should the patient/client receive?

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

Question 5

The patient/client had 240 mL of milk, 180 mL of apple juice, and 120 mL of water with the 10 am medications. What is the total intake the nurse should document in liters on the intake and output form?

A) 54
B) 5.4
C) 0.54
D) 0.054

Question 6

A nursing faculty member asks a nursing student to talk to a patient/client about common household liquid measures. What are considered household liquid measures?

A) Gram, pint, tablespoon, teaspoon
B) Liter, gram, pint, quart
C) Pint, quart, tablespoon, teaspoon
D) Quart, liter, teaspoon, tablespoon

Question 7

A client had the following clear liquid dinner: 4 tbsp of apple juice, 8 oz of beef broth, 4 oz of orange gelatin, an $1 / 2$ pint of tea. What is the total intake the nurse should document in milliliters on the intake and output form

A) 520
B) 590
C) 640
D) 670

Question 8

How many milliliters would the nurse document on the intake and output form as being absorbed from a 1-liter bag if 550 mL was left in the bag?

A) 400
B) 450
C) 500
D) 550

Question 9

How many milliliters would the nurse document on the intake and output form as being absorbed from a 1-L bag if the 125 mL was left in the bag?

A) 800
B) 825
C) 850
D) 875

Question 10

The nurse documented that the patient/client voided 725 mL during the day shift. How many liters is this?

A) 0.0725
B) 0.725
C) 7.25
D) 72.5

Question 11

The patient/client has been measuring urine at home with a quart milk carton and states voiding 1 $1 / 2$ quarts 2 days ago and $1 / 4$ quarts yesterday. How many liters is this

A) 1.5
B) 2.25
C) 3.7
D) 3.75

Question 12

What household measure is equivalent to 5 mL of cough syrup?

A) 1 tablespoon
B) 1 teaspoon
C) ½ ounce
D) ¼ cup

Question 13

What household measure might be useful to give 1/6 oz of a liquid medication?

A) 1 tsp
B) 1 tbsp
C) 5 drops
D) 5 mL

Question 14

A patient/client has an order for 1200 mL of water by mouth every 24 hours. How many ounces does the patient/client have to drink?

A) 30
B) 40
C) 50
D) 60

Question 15

A patient/client weighs 130 lb. How many kilograms should the nurse document on the chart? Round to the nearest tenth.

A) 58.1
B) 59.1
C) 285
D) 286

Question 16

A patient/client weighs 4.5 kg. How many pounds should the nurse document on the chart? Round to the nearest tenth.

A) 2.4
B) 2.9
C) 9.4
D) 9.9

Question 17

The patient/client is to receive Nitrostat 0.4-mg tablet. How many grams of medication are in this tablet?

A) 0.0004
B) 0.004
C) 0.04
D) 400

Question 18

A newborn is 22 $1 / 4$ inches long. How many centimeters should the nurse document on the chart?

A) 8.9
B) 9.9
C) 55.6
D) 56.5

Question 19

The nurse documented a temperature of 104.9° Fahrenheit. What is this temperature reading in Centigrade? Round to the nearest tenth.

A) 38.9
B) 39.8
C) 40.5
D) 41.2

Question 20

A patient/client was prescribed Serevent (salmeterol), 50 mcg per inhalation, for prevention of bronchospasm. How many milligrams would the patient/client take with each inhalation?

A) 0.05
B) 0.5
C) 5
D) 500

Question 21

A physician ordered 1 L of dialysate solution, per each cycle or exchange of peritoneal dialysis. After the prescribed "dwell" time, $3/ 4$ of the solution (fluid plus waste products) drained. How many milliliters of solution remained in the patient's abdomen?

A) 125
B) 250
C) 500
D) 750

Question 22

A patient/client was directed to take 8 oz of MiraLAX solution as bowel prep for a colonoscopy. The MiraLAX powder was mixed in 64 oz of Gatorade. The client drank 8 oz every 15 minutes for six doses. Two doses remained. How many milliliters of MiraLAX solution remained?

A) 240
B) 300
C) 360
D) 480

Question 23

A physician prescribed 10 mg of an antibiotic per kilogram of body weight for a patient/client who weighs 165 lb. How many kilograms does the patient/client weigh? How many grams per kilogram would the nurse give?

A) 70; 0.001
B) 75; 0.01
C) 80; 0.1
D) 85; 1

Question 24

A physician prescribed 15 mL of a drug per kilogram for a 66-lb child. How many kilograms should the nurse use to estimate dosage? How many ounces per kilogram would the nurse give?

A) 30; 0.5
B) 35; 1
C) 40; 1.5
D) 45; 2

Question 25

A patient/client was told to take 2 tablespoons of Robitussin (dextromethorphan) syrup, twice daily, to relieve his cough. The patient/client was told that this dosage was equivalent to how many ounces?

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

Question 26

The patient/client is to receive 0.05 mg of liquid Lanoxin (Digoxin) once daily. What is the dosage of this medication in micrograms?

A) 0.5 mcg
B) 5 mcg
C) 50 mcg
D) 500 mcg

Question 27

The patient/client is to receive 250 mg of Augmentin (amoxicillin/clavulanate potassium) po, twice daily. Augmentin (amoxicillin/clavulanate potassium) is available as 125 mg/ 5 mL. How many teaspoons of the medication would the patient/client take for one dose?

A) 0.5 teaspoon
B) 1 teaspoon
C) 1.5 teaspoons
D) 2 teaspoons

Question 28

A patient/client weighed 50 kg on day seven of his hospitalization. The nurse noted that this was a loss of five pounds since admission. The nurse would document a current patient/client weight of how many pounds? What was the patient/client's weight, in kilograms, on admission?

A) 103; 44.5
B) 110; 52.3
C) 113; 49.1
D) 120; 52.3

Question 29

A patient/client was prescribed Vitamin B₁₂, 2500 mcg, sublingually, daily. At the end of seven days, the patient will have taken how many milligrams of Vitamin B₁₂?

A) 7.5
B) 12.5
C) 17.5
D) 22.5

Question 30

A patient/client, on a fluid-restricted diet, is directed to take his daily medications with 120 mL of water. The patient/client will use a measuring cup and pour how many ounces of water?

A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
D) 5