NCLEX MedicationIV Calculations RN Basic Math Ability

NCLEX Medication/IV Calculations RN Basic Math Ability The health care provider prescribes ibuprofen (children's Motrin) 5 mg per kg for a child who weighs 13 pounds. How many milligrams (mg) should the nurse administer to the child? Fill in the blank. Record your answer using one decimal place.

{{Answer:- 143

A client with sickle cell anemia is being treated for sickle cell crisis. The health care provider prescribes morphine sulfate 2 mg. The concentration of the vial is 10 mg/mL of solution. How many milliliters of solution should the nurse administer? Fill in the

blank. {{Answer:- 0.2

Penicillin V 250 mg orally every 8 hours, is prescribed for a child with a respiratory infection. The child's weight is 45 pounds. The safe pediatric dosage is 25 to 50 mg/kg/day. Which statement accurately describes the prescribed dosage for this child?

{{Answer:- The dosage is within the safe dosage range.

The nurse hangs a 1000-mL intravenous (IV) bag of 5% dextrose in water (D5W) at

• The IV is to infuse at 100 mL/hr, and the nurse places a time tape on the IV bag.

At noon the nurse should expect that the infusion line on the IV bag would be at which

point? Refer to figure. {{Answer:- 2

A health care provider prescribes potassium chloride (KCl) elixir, 20 mEq orally daily.The medication label states potassium chloride (KCl), 30 mEq/15 mL. How many milliliters should the nurse prepare to administer the dose? Fill in the blank.

{{Answer:- 10

The medication prescribed is atropine sulfate, 0.4 mg. The medication label states atropine sulfate, 0.5 mg/0.5 mL. How many milliliters will the nurse prepare to

administer to the client? Fill in the blank. {{Answer:- 0.4

The medication prescription states to administer acetaminophen (Tylenol), 650 mg orally for a temperature of more than 38° C. The medication bottle states Tylenol

(acetaminophen), 325 mg tablets. The nurse takes the client's temperature and notes that it is 101° F. The nurse plans to take which action?

{{Answer:- Administer two Tylenol tablets.

A health care provider prescribes an intramuscular (IM) dose of 250,000 units of penicillin G benzathine (Bicillin). The label on the 10-mL ampule sent from the pharmacy reads penicillin G benzathine 300,000 units/mL. How much medication will the nurse prepare to administer the correct dose? Fill in the blank. Record your answer

to one decimal place. {{Answer:- 0.8

Diphenhydramine hydrochloride (Benadryl) 25 mg orally every 6 hours is prescribed for a child with an allergic reaction. The child weighs 25 kg. The safe pediatric dosage is 5 mg/kg/day. What should the nurse determine about the medication dosage?

{{Answer:- The dosage is within the safe range.

The prescription reads to give ondansetron hydrochloride 0.15 mg/kg of body weight 30 minutes before receiving chemotherapy. The client weighs 132 pounds. How many milligrams (mg) of ondansetron hydrochloride will the nurse administer? Fill in the

blank. {{Answer:- 9

A licensed practical nurse (LPN) is asked to prepare an intravenous (IV) infusion of 1000 mL 5% dextrose in lactated Ringer's at 80 mL/hr to be administered to an assigned client. The LPN time-tapes the bag with a start time of 09:00. After making hourly marks on the time-tape, the LPN notes that which time would mark the completion time for the bag? {{Answer:- 21:30

The intravenous prescription is 1000 mL of 0.9% NaCl (normal saline) to run over 12 hours. The drop factor is 15 gtts/1 mL. The nurse plans to adjust the flow rate to how many gtts/minute? Fill in the blank and record the answer to the nearest whole

number. {{Answer:- 21

A client is complaining of abdominal pain and nausea. The prescription is as follows: give hydroxyzine (Vistaril) 25 mg intramuscularly and meperidine (Demerol) 25 mg intramuscularly, stat. Hydroxyzine (Vistaril) is available 50 mg/mL. Meperidine

(Demerol) is available in 25 mg/0.5 mL. The nurse should combine the doses in one syringe for administration to the ventrogluteal muscle. How many milliliters should

the nurse administer in total? Fill in the blank. {{Answer:- 1

A health care provider prescribes a bolus of 500 mL of 0.9% normal saline (NS) to run over 4 hours. The drop (gtt) factor is 10 drops (gtt) per 1 mL. The nurse plans to adjust the flow rate at how many gtt per minute? Fill in the blank. Record your answer to the

nearest whole number. {{Answer:- 21

The health care provider's prescription reads "phenytoin (Dilantin) 0.2 g orally, twice daily." The medication label states 100-mg capsules. How many capsule(s) should the

nurse plan to administer over a 24 hour period? Fill in the blank. {{Answer:- 4

The nurse is asked to regulate the flow rate of an intravenous (IV) solution being administered to a client. The IV bag contains 50 mL of solution and the solution is to be administered over 30 minutes. The administration set has a drop factor of 10 drops (gtts)/mL. The nurse should regulate the roller clamp on the infusion set to deliver how many drops per minute? Fill in the blank. Round answer to the nearest whole

number. {{Answer:- 17

A postoperative client has a prescription to receive an intravenous (IV) infusion of 1000 mL normal saline solution over a period of 10 hours. The drop (gtt) factor for the IV infusion set is 15 gtts/mL. The nurse sets the flow rate at how many drops per

minute? Fill in the blank. {{Answer:- 25

A health care provider prescribes atenolol (Tenormin) 0.05 g orally daily. The label on the medication bottle states, atenolol 50-mg tablets. How many tablet(s) will the nurse

administer to the client? Fill in the blank. {{Answer:- 1

Sulfisoxazole (Gantrisin), 1 g orally four times daily, is prescribed for an adolescent with a urinary tract infection. The medication label reads, "500-mg tablets." The nurse has determined that the prescribed dose is safe. How many tablets per dose should the

nurse administer to the adolescent? {{Answer:- 2

A health care provider prescribes phenobarbital (Luminal), 10 mg by mouth daily. The medication bottle is labeled 15 mg/5 mL. How many milliliters (mL) will the nurse administer? Fill in the blank. Record your answer using one decimal place. {{Answer:- 3.3

A health care provider's prescription reads triazolam (Halcion), 125 mcg orally at bedtime daily. The medication bottle is labeled triazolam, 0.125-mg tablets. The nurse prepares how many tablet(s) to administer 1 dose? Fill in the blank. {{Answer:- 1

A health care provider has prescribed prochlorperazine 4 mg intramuscularly for a client who is vomiting. The nurse reads the label on the medication vial and administers how many milliliters (mL) to the client? Fill in the blank. Refer to the

figure. {{Answer:- 0.8

A client is to receive 1000 mL of 5% dextrose in water (D5W) at a rate of 100 mL/hr.The drop (gtt) factor is 10 drops (gtt) per mL. The nurse adjusts the flow rate to deliver how many drops per minute? Fill in the blank. Record your answer to the nearest

whole number. {{Answer:- 17

The medication prescribed is atropine sulfate, 0.4 mg intramuscularly, immediately.The medication label states atropine sulfate, 0.3 mg/0.5 mL. The nurse prepares how much medication to administer the dose? Fill in the blank and round answer to one

decimal place. {{Answer:- 0.7

A health care provider prescribes phenytoin (Dilantin) 0.1 g orally twice daily. The medication label states, 100-mg capsules. How many capsule(s) will the nurse prepare

to administer the dose? Fill in the blank. {{Answer:- 1

The medication prescribed is digoxin (Lanoxin), 0.25 mg orally, daily. The medication label reads digoxin (Lanoxin), 0.125 mg/tablet. The nurse should prepare how many

tablet(s) to administer the dose? Fill in the blank. {{Answer:- 2

A health care provider prescribes tetracycline hydrochloride (Sumycin) 0.5 g orally 4 times daily. The medication label on the bottle of medication reads tetracycline