Medication Calculation

A patient is prescribed 800 mg of medication. The available tablets are 200 mg each. How many tablets should the patient take?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

A nurse needs to administer 3.5 mL of liquid medication. The medication is available in a vial of 10 mL. How much medication should the nurse draw from the vial?

• 1.25

• 2.5

• 3.5

• 4.75

A patient is prescribed 0.25 mg of a medication. The medication is available in 0.5 mg tablets. How many tablets should the patient take?

• 0.25

• 0.5

• 1

• 2

A doctor prescribes 50 units of insulin for a patient. The insulin concentration is 100 units/mL. How many milliliters of insulin should the nurse administer?

• 0.25

• 0.5

• 1

• 2

A child is prescribed 15 mg of a liquid medication. The medication label states that the concentration is 5 mg/mL. How many milliliters of the medication should the child receive?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4