1 NUR 220 MEDICATION CALCULATION PRACTICE QUESTIONS Worksheet #7 1. Order: Meperidine hydrochloride 35 mg IM daily for seizures. Pharmacy sends: Meperidine hydrochloride 50 mg per 1ml. How much will you give? 2. Order: Erythromycin 0.5 g PO q8h. Pharmacy sends: Erythromycin 250 mg per tablet. How many tablets will you give? 3. Order: Aspirin 650 mg po PRN. Pharmacy sends: Aspirin 325 mg per tablet. How much will you give? 4. Order: Valproic acid 100 mg PO TID. Pharmacy sends: Valproic acid 250 mg/5 ml. How much will you give? 2 5. Order: Nystatin mouthwash 400,000 units qid. Pharmacy sends: Nystatin 50 mL bottle with 100,000 units/ ml. How much will you give? 6. Order: Kanamycin 1 g PO q6h x3 days. Pharmacy sends: Kanamycin 500 mg/ capsule How much will you give? 7. Order: Vitamin B12 1000 mcg IM daily for 4 days. Pharmacy sends: Ampule of Vitamin B12 1 mg/ mL. How much will you give? 8. Order: Potassium Chloride 20 mEq BID. Pharmacy sends: Potassium Chloride 10 mEq per 5ml. How much will you give? 9. Order: Penicillin 250 mg PO q6h. Pharmacy sends: Penicillin 62.5 mg/ 5 ml. How much will you give? 3 10. Order: Dicloxacillin (Dynapen) 100 mg q6h. Pharmacy sends: Dicloxacillin (Dynapen) 62.5 mg per 5 ml How much will you give? 11. Order: Prednisolone 10 mg q8h. Pharmacy sends: Prednisolone oral solution 3 mg/ ml. How much volume will you give in each dose? 12. Order: Piperacillin 1.5 G q6h. Pharmacy sends: Piperacillin 3 G vial. Nursing drug reference: Reconstitute 3 G vial with 5 ml of sterile water. How many ml will you draw from the vial after reconstitution? 13. Order: Robitussin 2 tsp. Qid. How many ml will the nurse give in each does? 14. Order: Morphine sulfate 120 mg PO q4h around the clock. Pharmacy sends: Morphine sulfate 100 mg/ 5 ml. How many mg of morphine sulfate will the patient receive per day? 4 15. Heparin sodium 4,000 units subcutaneous Bid. Available: Heparin 5,000 units/ml How many ml Heparin would you administer? 16. Order: Penicillin G 600,000 units IM q6h. Pharmacy sends: Penicillin 1,200,000 units/ ml. How many ml will you give? 17. The doctor ordered “1000 mL IV D5NSS to infuse over 12 hours. The first liter was hung at 2200. The next liter of fluid will be due at what time? 18. The order is to infuse 500 ml of D5LR over 2 hours. The drip rate is 10gtts/ml. What is the flow rate? __________ 19. The physician has ordered IV D5W, 1000 ml to run over 6 hours. How many ml/hr will the nurse set the IV pump on? __________ 20. The order is to infuse 1000 ml of NS over 16 hours. The drip rate is 12 gtts/ml. What is the flow rate in drops per minute? __________
