Dosage Calculations

Medications ordered ac are to be given:

• with food

• with milk

• before meals

• after meals

The patient's temperature is 99 degrees Fahrenheit. What is temperature in Celsius?

• 36 degrees

• 3.9 degrees

• 37.2 degrees

• 3.72 degrees

The patient is ordered nitropaste 2% 1 inch top daily. Where should this medication be placed?  

• the ear

• the skin

• the vagina

• the rectum

The patient is ordered Compazine 25 mg supp pr q6h prn nausea. If the patient received the last dose at 0600, when can she receive her next dose?  

• 9:00 am

• 12:00 noon

• 3:00 pm

• 6:00 pm

The patient is ordered Compazine 25 mg supp pr q6h prn nausea. By what route should this drug be administered?  

• orally

• topically

• vaginally

• rectally

Documentation of medication administration should be done  

• right after you prepare the medication.

• right before you administer the medication.

• immediately after you administer the medication.

• at the end of the shift.

Twenty-four correctly written as a Roman numeral is  

• XXIIII.

• xixv.

• XXIV.

• xxiiii.

Which of the following is a correctly written order?  

• ASA gr v q4h prn pain

• Aspirin po q4h prn toothache

• ASA 32 5 mg po prn fever

• Aspirin 325 mg po q4h prn headache

.  The patient is ordered Restoril^® 15 mg po at bedtime. At what time should it be given?   

• 0900

• 1200

• 1600

• 2100

The physician wrote an order for Lopressor^® 50 mg po 2 tabs tid. How much of the medication should the patient take at each dose?  

• 50 mg

• 100 mg

• 200 mg

• 150 mg