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Medication Calculations NCLEX Questions ScienceMedicine katherine_wilkins Save A prescription reads 1000 mL of normal saline (NS) to infuse over 12 hours. The drop factor is 15 drops (gtt)/1 mL. The nurse prepares to set the flow rate at how many drops per minute?Record your answer to the nearest whole number.
Answer: _______ drops per minute
21 gtt/min A prescription reads to administer an intravenous (IV) dose of 400,000 units of penicillin G benzathine. The label on the 10-milliliters (mL) ampule sent from the pharmacy reads penicillin G benzathine, 300,000 units/mL. The nurse prepares how much medication to administer the correct dose? Record your answer using 1 decimal place.
Answer: _______ mL
1.3 mL
A prescription reads potassium chloride 30 mEq to be added to 1000 mL normal saline (NS) and to be administered over a 10-hour period. The label on the medication bottle reads 40 mEq/20 mL. The nurse prepares how many milliliters (mL) of potassium chloride to administer the correct dose of medication?
Answer: _______ mL
15 mL A prescription reads clindamycin phosphate 0.3 g in 50 mL normal 2saline (NS) to be administered intravenously over 30 minutes. The medication label reads clindamycin phosphate 900 mg in 6 mL. The nurse prepares how many milliliters (mL) of the medication to administer the correct dose?
Answer: _______ mL
- mL
A prescription reads phenytoin 0.2 g orally twice daily. The medication label states that each capsule is 100 mg. The nurse prepares how many capsule(s) to administer 1 dose?
Answer: _______ capsule(s)
- capsules
A prescription reads 1000 mL of normal saline 0.9% to infuse over 8 hours. The drop factor is 15 drops (gtt)/1 mL. The nurse sets the flow rate at how many drops per minute? Record your answer to the nearest whole number.
Answer: _______ drops per minute
31 gtt/min
A prescription reads heparin sodium, 1300 units/hr by continuous intravenous (IV) infusion.The pharmacy prepares the medication and delivers an IV bag labeled heparin sodium 20,000 units/250 mL D5W. An infusion pump must be used to administer the medication. The nurse sets the infusion pump at how many milliliters (mL) per hour to deliver 1300 units/hour?Records your answer to the nearest whole number.
Answer: _______ mL/hr
16 mL/hr A prescription reads 3000 mL of D5W to be administered over a 24-hour period. The nurse determines that how many milliliters (mL) per hour will be administered to the client?
Answer: _______ mL/hr
125 mL/hr Gentamicin sulfate, 80 mg in 100 mL normal saline (NS), is to be administered over 30 minutes. The drop factor is 10 drops (gtt)/1 mL. The nurse sets the flow rate at how many drops per minute? Record your answer to the nearest whole number.
Answer: _______ drops per minute
33 gtt/min A prescription reads levothyroxine, 150 mcg orally daily. The medication label reads levothyroxine, 0.1 mg/tablet. The nurse administers how many tablet(s) to the client? Fill in the blank.
Answer: _______ tablet(s)
1.5 tablets
Cefuroxime sodium, 1 g in 50 mL normal saline (NS), is to be administered over 30 minutes.The drop factor is 15 drops (gtt)/1 mL. The nurse sets the flow rate at how many drops per minute?
Answer: _______ drops per minute
25 gtt/min A prescription reads 1000 mL D5W to infuse at a rate of 125 mL/hr. The nurse determines that it will take how many hours for 1 L to infuse?
Answer: _______ hour(s)
- hours
A prescription reads to infuse 1 unit of packed red blood cells over 4 hours. The unit of blood contains 250 mL. The drop factor is 10 drops (gtt)/1 mL. The nurse prepares to set the flow rate at how many drops per minute? Record your answer to the nearest whole number.
Answer: _______ drops per minute
10 gtt/min A prescription reads morphine sulfate, 8 mg stat. The medication ampule reads morphine sulfate, 10 mg/mL. The nurse prepares how many milliliters (mL) to administer the correct dose?
Answer: _______ mL
0.8 mL
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