Summer Transitional Program 2014
Dosage Calculations
Practice Exam #2
NAME:_______________________
DATE
For questions #7 through the end of the test, you MUST SHOW YOUR WORK. If you do not
show your work, the question will be marked as incorrect. For questions 7-40, round FINAL
ANSWER To Nearest Hundredth (2 decimal places). Do not round in the middle of your
problem…….
DO NOT round your numbers.
1. 7.5oz = ________ ml
2. 6 teaspoons = ______ml
3. 32.68 Kg =________lbs
4. 0.8 mg = ____________mcg
5. 120ml = _____________ oz.
6. 75 ml = _______________cc
7. The doctor orders 4 grams of a medication. The medication is available as 5 grams per
10 mls. How much will you give?
8. The physician orders 250 mg of medication. It’s available 0.5gram per 20 ml. How
much will you give?
9. The physician orders 0.5 mg of a medication. It’s available 500 mcg/5ml. How much
will you give?
10. The physician orders 500 mg of a drug. It is available as 1 gram of powder per vial.
Instructions tell you to add 2.8 ml of fluid to create a solution of 1gram/3ml. How many
ml will you give?
11. The physician orders 300 mg of a medication. It is available 0.3gram/10ml. How many
ml will you give?
12. The physician order 0.25mg of a medication. It is available 1000mcg/2ml. How many
ml will you give?
13. The physician order 0.125 mg of a medication. It is available 375mcg/5ml. How many
ml will you give?
14. The physician orders 30 mg of a medication. It is available 15mg/ml. How many mls
will you give?
15. The physician orders 30 mg of a medication. It is available 50mg/ml. How many ml will
you give?
16. The physician orders a medication to be given 2mg/kg. The client weighs 135 pounds.
How many mg will you give?
17. The physician orders 15 mg/kg to be given TID. The client weighs 185 pounds. How
many mg will you give during a 24 hour period?
18. The physician orders 500mg of a drug. It is available 1000mg per 10 ml oral suspension.
Give _______ tsp.
19. The physician orders a medication to be given at 9:45 p.m. What time is that when using
military time?
20. The physician order 2500 units of a medication. It comes in 5000 units/ml. How many
ml will you give?
21. The physician orders 40 mg of a medication. It comes in 20mg/2 teaspoon. How many
ml’s will you give?
22. The physician orders 300 mg of a medication. It is available in 1 gram/10 ml. How
many ml’s will you give?
23. The physician orders 0.6 grams of a medication. It is available in 150 mg tablets. How
many tablet(s) will you give?
24. The physician orders 4mg of a medication. It is available as 10mg/1ml. How many ml’s
will you give?
25. The physician orders 1 liter of IV fluid to infuse over 8 hours. How many ml/hr will the
patient receive?
26. The physician orders the IV to run in at a rate of 125ml/hr. How many ml will the patient
receive in 24 hours?
27. In question #26, if the IV administration tubing shows a drop factor of 60 gtt/ml, how
many gtt/min will the nurse administer?
28. The physician orders 1000 mL NS to infuse over 4 hours. The IV administration tubing
shows a drop factor of 15 gtt per mL. How many gtt per min will the nurse administer?
29. You need to infuse 500 ml of IV fluid over 30 minutes. How many ml/hr will you set the
infusion pump to deliver?
30. In question #29, if the IV administration tubing shows a drop factor of 10 gtt/ml, how
many gtt/min will the nurse administer?
31. The physician orders 150cc NS to be administered over 30 minutes. How many ml/hr
will you set the infusion pump to deliver?
32. In question #31, if the IV administration tubing shows a drop factor of 60 gtt/ml, how
many gtt/min will the nurse administer?
33. The physician wants the patient to receive 4L of NS over a 24 hour period. How many
ml/hr will the patient receive?
34. In question #33, if the IV administration tubing shows a drop factor of 15 gtt/ml, how
many gtt/min will the nurse administer?
35. The physician orders 250 mg of a medication to be given to your patient. The medication
is available in 500mg/10ml vials. How many ml’s will you administer?
36. At 1930, you hooked on a 1000 ml bag of D5W. It is to infuse at 125ml/hr. What time
will the next bag be hooked on? _____________________
37. The Physician orders amoxicillin 60mg/kg/day in 3 equal doses. The patient weighs
36kg. How much would you give in each dose?
38. The physician orders 75 mg of a drug to be given TID. It is supplied in 50 mg tablets.
How many tablets/s would you give for one dose?
39. At 2100, you hooked on a 1000 ml bag of D5W. It is to infuse at 80 ml/hr. What time
will the next bag be hooked on? _____________________
40) To what number on the scale is the arrow pointing?
41) Order: Neupogen (filgrastim) 300 mcg subcut. stat. The patient weighs 132 pounds. Read
the label in the figure. If the recommended dose is 5 mcg/kg/d, is the prescribed dose
safe? If the prescribed dose is safe, how many milliliters will you administer?
42) Place an arrow on the most appropriate syringe indicating the dose if the amount to be
administered is 1 mL
43) Place an arrow on the most appropriate syringe above indicating the dose if the amount to
be administered is 27 units of U-100 insulin.