Georgia Baptist College of Nursing



Georgia Baptist College of Nursing

Of Mercer University

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Practice Medication Calculation Quiz #4

1. Jennifer, weight 12 kg, has been prescribed Medication BBB TID. The recommended dosage for a child her age is 15/kg/day.

How many mg of Medication BBB will Jennifer receive per day?

2. Christopher, weight 10 kg, has been prescribed Medication JJJ QID. The recommended dosage for a child his age is 20 mg/kg/day.

How many mg of Medication JJJ will Christopher receive per dose?

3. Ashleigh, weight 5 kg, has Medication EEE prescribed BID. The recommended dosage for a child her age is 12 mg/kg/day. Determine the number of ml that Ashleigh should receive at each dose if the medication is supplied as a 10 mg per 2 ml solution.

4. Brandon, weight 10 kg, has Medication RRR ordered TID. The recommended dosage for a child his age is 15 mg/kg/day. How many ml will Brandon receive at each dose if the medication is supplied as a 5 mg per ml solution?

5. Alexandra, weight 20 kg, has Medication AAA ordered daily. The recommended dosage is 5 mg/kg/day. How many ml will Alexandra receive at each dose if the medication is supplied as a 50 mg per ml solution?

6. The physician has ordered Medication ZZZ 1.5 G now. The medication is supplied as 1,000 mg per tablet. How many tablet(s) will you administer?

7. Ordered: ASA gr V PO once a day

Available: ASA 100 mg per tablet

Administer: _____ tablet(s)

8. Codeine gr 1/4 is ordered to be given IM q 4-6 h prn. A 5 mg per ml single dose unit is provided. How many ml contain the prescribed dose?

9. Ordered: Penicillin G 700,000 u IM q 12h

Available: Penicillin G 600,000 u per ml

Administer: ______ ml per dose

10. Heparin sodium 5,000 u SQ [subcutaneous] has been ordered. The medication is supplied in a vial containing 10,000 u per ml. How many ml should be administered at each dose?

11. Ordered: Potassium chloride 10 mEq PO every am

Available: Potassium chloride 20 mEq per 15 ml

Administer: _____ ml

12. 150 u of drug MMM has been prescribed. The medication is supplied in a vial in dry form (500 u per vial). The directions read: "Add 5.6 ml of sterile saline to obtain a solution which contains 50 u per ml." When mixed as directed, ______ ml would contain the ordered dose.

13. 250 u of Drug QQQ has been ordered. The medication is supplied in a vial in a dry form (1,000 u per vial). The directions read: "Add 9.6 ml of sterile saline to

obtain a solution which contains 200 u per ml." When mixed as directed, ____ ml would contain the prescribed dose.

14. Order: Oxacillin 300 mg IM q 6h

Available: Oxacillin 3 G per ml

Administer: ___ ml

15. Order: Ancef 500 mg IM q 8h

Available: Ancef 2 G per ml

Administer: ____ ml

16. Order: Nafcillin 500 mg IM q 6h

Available: Nafcillin 250 mg per 2 ml

How many ml will you administer?

17. Order: Amoxicillin 500 mg PO q 6h

Available: Amoxicillin 1.5 G per 3 ml

How many ml will you administer?

18. Order: Streptomycin 0.5 G IM q 6h

Available: Streptomycin 1 G per 15 ml

Administer: ____ ml

19. Order: Cefotaxime 750 mg IM q8h

Available: Cefotaxime 1 G per 1 ml

Administer: ____ ml

20. Order: Suprax 400 mg PO once a day

Available: Suprax 200 mg per ml

Administer: ____ml

Rev./5/06/FEK

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