Name: Velika Garay
Date:
1. The health care provider orders a bolus of 500ml of 0.9 % Normal Saline to run over 4 hours.
The drop factor is 10 gtts/ml. The nurse plans to safely adjust the flow rate at how many drops
per minute (round to the whole numbers) _______21___gtts/min
2. The health care provider’s order reads KCL 40 meq po daily. The label on the package reads KCL
20 meq per 15 ml. The nurse should prepare how many ML of KCL to safely administer the
correct dose? _____30___ml
3. The health care provider prescribes atenolol 0.05 gm orally daily. The pharmacy sends atenolol
25 mg tabs. How many tablets will the nurse safely administer to the patient? ____2___ tabs
4. The health care provider prescribes meperidine hydrochloride 20 mg IV. The medical label
states meperidine HCL 50mg/ml/ How many MLs should the nurse prepare to administer to the
client? ___0.4____ml
5. The health care provider prescribes amoxicillin 500mg orally every 6 hours. The medication is
supplied 200mg/5ml. How many milliliters will be administered in each dose? ___12.5_____ml
6. A patient with severe nausea and vomiting has a one-time order for Zofran 8mg IVPB over 15
minutes. The Zofran is diluted in 50 ml of D5W. The tubing drip factor Is 15 gtt/ml. How many
drops per minute should be given? ________1500____ gtt/min.
7. A terminal patient has morphine sulfate ordered at 8mg/hr. The medication concentration is
morphine 100mg diluted in 100ml of D5W. How many milliliters per hour should the IV pump
be programmed for? _________0.08_ml/hr.
8. A stat dose of piperacillin/tazobactam 3.375mg in 100 ml of 0.9% NS is ordered to be given over
15 minutes. How many milliliters per hour should the nurse program the IV pump for?
___200____ml/hr
9. The health care provider orders cefdinir 200mg po daily every 12 hours for a child weighing
66lbs. Cefdinir is available at 125 mg/5ml. Recommended dosage is 14 mg/kg/24 hour divided q
12 hours. What is the maximum safe dose for this patient? ________420 mg a day_____
10. The health care provider orders Vitamin B 12 1 mg IM every Monday. The vial reads
cyanocobalamin 1000 mcg/ml. How many milliliters will the nurse administer?
_____1_________