Deck 18: Parenteral Medications

Question 1

The nurse needs to withdraw 1.7 mL of medication into a syringe.The nurse fills the medication to which area on the syringe?

Answer 1

2

Question 2

Order: Digoxin 0.375 mg IV stat
Available:
a.How many milliliters will you prepare for administration? _____ mL
b.Shade in the dosage on the syringe.

Answer 2

a.1.5
b.

Question 3

Order: Pancuronium 1.6 mg IV stat
Available: Pancuronium labeled 2 mg per mL
a.How many milliliters will you administer? _____ mL
b.Shade in the dosage on the syringe.

Answer 3

a.0.8
b.

Question 4

Order: Atropine 0.5 mg IM stat
Available:
a.How many milliliters will you administer? _____ mL
b.Shade in the dosage on the syringe.

Question 5

You need to flush a central venous line with heparin.Which of the two labels shown is appropriate for a heparin flush? ______________________________

Question 6

Order: Potassium chloride 15 mEq in 500 mL D5W to infuse over 6 hours
Available: How many milliliters will you add to the IV? _____ mL

Question 7

Order: Vancocin HCl 0.6 g IV q12h
Available: After reconstitution: 50 mg per mL
How many milliliters will you administer? _____ mL

Question 8

Order: Meperidine (Demerol)65 mg and promethazine 25 mg IM q4h p.r.n.for pain
Available:
a.How many milliliters of meperidine will you administer? _____ mL
b.How many milliliters of promethazine will you administer? _____ mL
c.What is the total number of milliliters you will draw up in the syringe? _____ mL
d.Shade in the dosage on the syringe.

Question 9

How many milligrams of Trovan are contained in 25 mL? _____ mg

Question 10

Order: Dexamethasone 25 mg IV stat
Available: How many milliliters will you prepare to administer? _____ mL

Question 11

Order: Phenobarbital 60 mg IM at bedtime
Available:
a.How many milliliters will you administer? _____ mL
b.Shade in the dosage on the syringe.

Question 12

Order: Levothyroxine sodium 0.3 mg IV daily
Available: Levothyroxine sodium 200 mcg per 5 mL
How many milliliters will you add to the IV? _____ mL

Question 13

Order: Heparin 4,500 units subcut daily
Available:
a.What type of syringe would you use? _______________
b.How many milliliters will you administer? _____ mL
c.Shade in the dosage on the syringe.

Question 14

Order: Lovenox 50 mg subcut
a.How many milliliters will you administer? _____ mL
b.Shade in the dosage on the syringe.

b.i.d.
Available: Lovenox labeled 60 mg per 0.6 mL

Question 15

Order: Epinephrine 0.5 mg subcut stat
Available:
a.How many milliliters will you administer? _____ mL
b.Shade in the dosage on the syringe.

Question 16

The nurse needs to administer 31 units of Humulin Regular U-100.Indicate the correct syringe the nurse should choose to accurately withdraw the dosage.Shade in the dosage on the syringe.
a.

b.

Question 17

The nurse needs to withdraw 5.6 mL of medication into a syringe.The nurse fills the medication to which area on the syringe?

Question 18

Order: Furosemide 15 mg IM every day
Available: Furosemide labeled 20 mg per 2 mL
How many milliliters will you administer? _____ mL

Question 19

Order: Morphine 8 mg subcut q4h prn for pain
Available:
a.How many milliliters will you administer? _____ mL
b.Shade in the dosage on the syringe.

Question 20

The nurse needs to withdraw 0.65 mL of medication into a syringe.The nurse fills the medication to which area on the syringe?

Question 21

If a nurse calculates a dosage of 3.39 mL of medication,which size syringe should the nurse select? _____ What would be the nearest measurable dose on the syringe? _____

Question 22

Order: Hydromorphone 3 mg IM q4h p.r.n.for pain
Available:
a.How many mL will you administer? _____ mL
b.Shade in the dosage on the syringe.

Question 23

Order: Fentanyl 0.05 mg IV stat
Available:
a.How many mL will you administer? _____ mL
b.Shade in the dosage on the syringe.

Question 24

Order: Heparin 45,000 units IV in 500 mL D5W
Available: Heparin labeled 10,000 units per mL
How many milliliters will you add to the IV? _____ mL

Question 25

Order: Heparin 3,500 units subcut q8h
Available: Heparin labeled 5,000 units per mL
a.How many milliliters will you administer? _____ mL
b.Shade in the dosage on the syringe.

Question 26

Order: Luminal Sodium 75 mg IM at bedtime
Available:
a.How many mL will you administer? _____ mL
b.Shade in the dosage on the syringe.

Question 27

The calibrations on a syringe that indicate the capacity can be found on the _______________.

Question 28

The route that is used for diagnostic purposes is called _______________.

Question 29

The term used for injectable medications is _______________.