Summer Transitional Program 2014
Dosage Calculations
Practice Exam #3
NAME:________________________________________________________
DO NOT round your numbers.
1. 4 oz = ________ ml
2. 2 teaspoons = ______ml
3. 78.65 Kg =________lbs
4. 0.9 mg = __________mcg
5. 45 ml = __________ oz.
6. 15 ml = ___________cc
7. 120 cc =
Tbsp
For questions 8-40 you MUST SHOW YOUR WORK. If you do not show your
work, the question will be marked as incorrect. Round FINAL ANSWER To
Nearest Hundredth (2 decimal places).
8. The doctor orders 2 grams of a medication. The medication is available as 5
grams per 20 mls. How much will you give?
9. The physician orders 250 mg of medication. It’s available 1gram per 10 ml. How
much will you give?
10. The physician orders 0.25 mg of a medication. It’s available 500 mcg/5ml. How
much will you give?
11. The physician orders 375 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?
12. The physician orders 500 mg of a medication. It is available 0.3gram/2ml. How
many ml will you give?
13. The physician order 0.5mg of a medication. It is available 1000mcg/ml. How
many ml will you give?
14. The physician order 0.125 mg of a medication. It is available 250mcg/5ml. How
many ml will you give?
15. The physician orders 20 mg of a medication. It is available 10mg/ml. How many
mls will you give?
16. The physician orders 30 mg of a medication. It is available 50mg/ml. How many
ml will you give?
17. The physician orders a medication to be given 3 mg/kg. The client weighs 150
pounds. How many mg will you give?
18. The physician orders 10 mg/kg to be given TID. The client weighs 200 pounds.
How many mg will you give during a 24 hour period?
19. The physician orders 250 mg of a drug. It is available 500 mg per 5 ml oral
suspension. Give _______ tsp.
20. The physician orders a medication to be given at 10:15 p.m. What time is that
when using military time?
21. The physician order 1500 units of a medication. It comes in 5000 units/ml. How
many ml will you give?
22. The physician orders 20 mg of a medication. It comes in 10mg/1 teaspoon. How
many ml’s will you give?
23. The physician orders 300 mg of a medication. It is available in 1 gram/10 ml.
How many ml’s will you give?
24. The physician orders 0.3 grams of a medication. It is available in 150 mg tablets.
How many tablet(s) will you give?
25. The physician orders 2mg of a medication. It is available as 10mg/1ml. How
many ml’s will you give?
26. The physician orders 1 liter of IV fluid to infuse over 8 hours. How many ml/hr
will the patient receive?
27. The physician orders the IV to run in at a rate of 75 ml/hr. How many ml will the
patient receive in 24 hours?
28. In question #26, if the IV administration tubing shows a drop factor of 15 gtt/ml,
how many gtt/min will the nurse administer?
29. The physician orders 500 mL NS to infuse over 2 hours. The IV administration
tubing shows a drop factor of 10 gtt per mL. How many gtt per min will the nurse
administer?
30. You need to infuse 200 ml of IV fluid over 30 minutes. How many ml/hr will you
set the infusion pump to deliver?
31. In question #30, if the IV administration tubing shows a drop factor of 10 gtt/ml,
how many gtt/min will the nurse administer?
32. The physician orders 150cc NS to be administered over 20 minutes. How many
ml/hr will you set the infusion pump to deliver?
33. In question #32, if the IV administration tubing shows a drop factor of 60 gtt/ml,
how many gtt/min will the nurse administer?
34. The physician wants the patient to receive 3L of NS over a 24 hour period. How
many ml/hr will the patient receive?
35. In question #34, if the IV administration tubing shows a drop factor of 15 gtt/ml,
how many gtt/min will the nurse administer?
36. The physician orders 125 mg of a medication to be given to your patient. The
medication is available in 300mg/5ml vials. How many ml’s will you administer?
37. At 1300, you hooked on a 1000 ml bag of D5W. It is to infuse at 50 ml/hr. What
time will the next bag be hooked on? _____________________
38. The Physician orders amoxicillin 80mg/kg/day in 4 equal doses. The patient
weighs 45kg. How much would you give in each dose?
39. The physician orders 25 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?
40. At 0830, 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? _____________________