Practice Questions
1. The client is to receive Synthroid (levothyroxine sodium) 0.10 mg po daily. Each tablet
contains 0.025 mg. How many tablets would the client receive?
2. The client is to receive Prozac (fluoxetine hydrochloride) oral solution 70 mg po every
day. The medication is available as Prozac (fluoxetine hydrochloride) oral solution 20 mg
per 5 mL. How many milliliters of medication would the client receive?
3. The client is to receive Zantac (ranitidine hydrochloride) 225 mg bid via nasogastric tube.
The medication is available as Zantac (ranitidine hydrochloride) 15 mg per milliliter.
How many milliliters does the nurse need to administer?
4. The client is to receive Aldomet (methyldopa) 500 mg bid via nasogastric tube. The
medication is available as Aldomet (methyldopa) 250 mg per 5 mL. How many milliliters
does the nurse need to administer?
5. The client is to receive Catapres (clonidine) 1000 mcg po daily. The medication is
available as Catapres (clonidine) 0.2 mg per tablet. How many tablets should the client
receive daily?
6. The client is to receive Prozac Liquid (fluoxetine hydrochloride) 600 mg po every 8
hours. The medication is available as Prozac Liquid (fluoxetine hydrochloride) 200 mg
per 5 mL. How many teaspoons should the nurse instruct the client to take?
7. The client is to receive Lanoxin (digoxin) 1500 mcg po daily. The medication is available
as Lanoxin (digoxin) 0.25 mg per tablet. How many tablets should the client receive
daily?
8. The directions for reconstitution of a 500 mg vial of Omnipen (ampicillin sodium) in
powder format for injection reads: “Reconstitute with 1.8 mL of sterile water for 500 mg.
Each mL of reconstituted solution will contain 350 mg of Omnipen.” The client is to
receive 500 mg of Omnipen every 6 hours. How many milliliters would the nurse
administer?
9. The client's IV therapy for 7 hours stopped at 10:30 PM. What is the correct military time
that the nurse should document in the chart that the IV therapy was started?
10. Using the medication administration record below, what medications should be
administered at 8 AM on October 2, 2018?
Medication
Enalaprilat 5 mg po daily; hold for
blood pressure less than 100
Stop Date
October 4, 2018
Hour
10 AM
Docusate sodium 200 mg po, ac
October 4, 2018
8 AM
8 PM
8 AM
8 PM
8 AM
8 PM
Heparin 5000 units subcutaneously October 1, 2018
bid
Furosemide 20 mg po daily
October 3, 2018
Diphenhydramine 50 mg po every October 4, 2018
HS
9/2/15
Blood
pressure
130/74
11. The nurse has to administer Decadron (dexamethasone sodium phosphate) 11 mg IV
daily for 3 days. The medication is available as Decadron (dexamethasone sodium
phosphate) 6 mg per milliliter. How many milliliters of medication would the nurse draw
up in the syringe? Round to the nearest tenth.
12. A client has an order for 1350 mL of water by mouth every 24 hours. How many ounces
does the client have to drink?
13. The nurse documented a temperature of 103.7° Fahrenheit. What is this temperature
reading in Centigrade? Round to the nearest tenth.
14. A physician prescribed 15 mg of an antibiotic per kilogram of body weight for a client
who weighs 200 lb. How many kilograms does the client weigh? How many grams per
kilogram would the nurse give?
15. The client had 320 mL of milk, 120 mL of apple juice, and 160 mL of water with the 10
AM medications. What is the total intake the nurse should document in liters on the intake
and output form?