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ANSWER
Question 1
Convert to milligrams:
1.02g
1020 mg
Question 2
Convert to Litres:
95mL
0.095 litres
Question 3
Convert to nanograms:
3.5 micrograms
3500
nanograms
Question 4
Convert to grams:
0.1 kg
100g
Question 5
A mother is to receive an infusion of 1200mL
over 8 hours.
150 mL/hr
Calculate the rate.
Question 6
A woman is prescribed 1.5L of IV fluids over 12
hours. What rate of mL/hr would ensure the
infusion completed at the correct time?
125 mL/hr
Question 7
A mother has an intravenous infusion of 750mL
of Hartmanns solution commenced at 10am. If
the rate is 150mL/hr, what percentage would
have been infused at 2pm?
80%
Question 8
A mother is commenced on an infusion where
5g of Magnesium Sulphate has been added to a
500mL bad of solution. If she is to have
500mg/hr, at what rate should the infusion run?
50 mL/hr
Question 9
Joanne’s fluid balance chart for 24 hours shows:
INTAKE
IV Fluids 750 mL
Oral Fluids 310 mL
OUTPUT
Urine 980mL
Drain 22mL
Vomit 150mL
1152mL
Calculate the total output
Question 10
Saoirse’s fluid balance chart for 24 hours shows:
INTAKE
IV Fluids 1050 mL
Oral Fluids 225 mL
OUTPUT
Total = 1486mL
Drain 92mL
Vomit 285mL
Urine ?
1109mL
How much urine has Saoirse passed in the past
24 hours?
Question 11
Karen’s fluid balance chart for 24 hours shows:
INTAKE: 1652mL
OUTPUT: 1405mL
1379mL
If 273mL of intake was oral, how much IV fluids
did Karen receive over the 24 hour period?
Question 12
Sarah’s fluid balance chart for 24 hours shows:
INTAKE
IV Fluids 944 mL
Oral Fluids 460 mL
OUTPUT
Urine 679mL
Drain 142mL
How much greater is her input to her output?
583mL
Question 13
A woman is prescribed 250mg of pethidine.
The stock dose is 50mg/2mL ampule.
There is no
question!
Answers will
probably be
5 ampoules
or 10 ml,
depending
on what
they want.
Question 14
A patient is prescribed 100 micrograms of
levothyroxine. The tablet dose is 50
micrograms. How many tablets will she
require?
2 tablets
Question 15
A mother is prescribed 8000iu of enoxaparin
sodium. The stock dose is 10,000iu in 5mL.
What volume is required?
4 mL
Question 16
A woman is prescribed 300mg of ampicillin
every 12 hours. If the ward stock is 100mg per
tablet, how many tablets will she need for a 24
hour period?
6 tablets
Question 17
A mother is prescribed 40iu of syntocinon in
500mL of 0.9% saline. The ward stock has 2mL
vials of 10iu/2mL. What volume of syntocinon
will you need to add to the infusion?
8 mL
Question 18
A pediatric suspension of amoxil contains
50mg/2mL. How many milligrams would you
administer in 1mL?
25 mg
Question 19
A woman is prescribed 20mL of lactulose. If the
dosage is 2.4g per 5mL, what dose is the
woman receiving?
9.6g
Question 20
40mg of paracetamol elixir is required for a
baby. The ward stock is 100gm/5mL. What
volume is required?
2 mL