Deck 16: Parenteral Medications

Question 1

Calculate the dosage.Round answers to the nearest tenth.
Order: Pancuronium 1.6 mg IV stat
Available: Pancuronium labeled 2 mg per mL
Administer _____ mL

Answer 1

0.8

Question 2

If the dose calculated is 0.78 mL,and a 1-mL syringe is used,how many millilitres will the nurse administer?

A) 0.75 mL
B) 0.78 mL
C) 0.8 mL
D) 0.85 mL

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Calculate the dosage.Round answers to the nearest tenth.
Order: Thiamine hydrochloride 330 mg IM daily
Available: Administer _____ mL

Answer 3

3.3

Question 4

Calculate the dosage.
Order: Atropine 0.5 mg IM stat
Available: Atropine 1 mg per 2 mL
Administer _____ mL

Question 5

Calculate the dosage.
Order: Medroxyprogesterone acetate 150 mg IM every 3 months
Available: Administer _____ mL

Question 6

Calculate the dosage.Round answers to the nearest tenth;separate answers with a comma followed by a space.
Order: Meperidine (Demerol)65 mg and promethazine 25 mg IM q4h prn for pain Available: Meperidine 75 mg per mL and promethazine 50 mg per mL
Administer ________ mL of meperidine and ________ mL promethazine.

Question 7

Calculate the dosage.Round answers to the nearest tenth.
Order: Levothyroxine sodium 0.3 mg IV daily
Available: Levothyroxine sodium 200 mcg per 5 mL
How many millilitres will you add to the IV? _____ mL

Question 8

Calculate the dosage.Round to the nearest tenth.
Order: Ranitidine 35 mg IM daily
Available: Administer _____________ mL

Question 9

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

A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4

Question 10

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

A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4

Question 11

Calculate the dosage.Round answers to the nearest tenth.
Order: Heparin 17 000 units SUBCUT daily
Available: Administer _____ mL

Question 12

Calculate the dosage.Round answers to the nearest tenth.
Order: Enoxaparin sodium 60 mg SUBCUT BID
Available: Administer _______________ mL

Question 13

Refer to the diagram of the syringes provided.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. The correct syringe to use is ________.Answer either A or B as your choice.

A)

B)

Question 14

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

A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4

Question 15

Calculate the dosage.Round answers to the nearest tenth.Order: Aminophylline 150 mg IV stat
Available: Administer _____ mL

Question 16

Calculate the dosage.
Order: Morphine 60 mg IV q4h
Available: Administer ________________ mL

Question 17

Calculate the dosage.Round answers to the nearest hundredth.
Order: Insulin glargine 125 units daily
Available: Administer __________ mL

Question 18

Calculate the dosage,use labels where provided.Round answers to the nearest tenth. How many milligrams of naloxone are contained in 2.5 mL? _____ mg

Question 19

Calculate the dosage.
Order: Vancomycin 0.6 g IV q12h
Available: Vancomycin after reconstitution: 50 mg per mL
Administer ______________ mL

Question 20

A 3-mL syringe is calibrated in which of the following increments?

A) 0.01 mL
B) 0.1 mL
C) 0.2 mL
D) 1 mL

Question 21

Calculate the dosage.Round answer to nearest tenth.
Order: Leuprolide acetate 0.8 mg SUBCUT daily
Available:

Question 22

Calculate the dosage.
Order: Fentanyl 0.05 mg IV stat
Available: Fentanyl 50 mcg per mL
Administer _____ mL

Question 23

Calculate the dosage.Round answers to the nearest tenth.
Order: Hydromorphone 3 mg IM q4h prn for pain
Available: Hydromorphone 2 mg per mL
Administer _____ mL

Question 24

Calculate the dosage.Round answer to nearest tenth.
Order: Methotrexate 40 mg IM BID
Available: Administer _______________ mL

Question 25

Complete the following statement with the correct word(s).The term used for injectable medications is _______________.

Question 26

Complete the following statement with the correct word(s).The calibrations on a syringe that indicate the capacity can be found on the _______________.

Question 27

Calculate the dosage,use labels where provided.Round answers to the nearest tenth.
Order: Heparin 45 000 units IV in 500 mL D5W
Available: How many millilitres will you add to the IV? _____ mL

Question 28

Calculate the dosage.Round answers to the nearest tenth.
Order: Heparin 3 500 units SUBCUT q8h
Available: Administer _____ mL

Question 29

Complete the following statement with the correct number(s).Do not indicate units of measure in your answer.Separate your answers with a comma followed by a space.
If a nurse calculates a dosage of 3.39 mL of medication,the nurse will select a _____________ mL syringe to use and the nearest measurable dose on the syringe would be _________ mL.

Question 30

Complete the following statement with the correct word(s).The route that is used for diagnostic purposes is called _______________.