Medication Dosage Calculation Quiz

If a physician orders Digoxin 250 mcg po qid and the label reads 1 tablet equals 0.25 mg, how many tablets will you administer per dose?

• 0.25 tablets

• 1 tablet

• 2 tablets

• 4 tablets

Imagine you are a pharmacist and a patient needs a daily dose of 1375 mg of naproxen. If each tablet you have contains 0.275 g, how many tablets should you give the patient?

• 3 tablets

• 5 tablets

• 10 tablets

• 20 tablets

A nurse needs to administer Ketorolac to a patient for pain relief. The prescription is for 30 mg of Ketorolac, and the available ampule concentration is 0.06 g per 1 ml. How many milliliters should the nurse administer?

• 0.3 milliliters

• 0.5 milliliters

• 0.6 milliliters

• 1 milliliter

The label on the medication vial reads Heparin Sodium 10,000 USP Units/mL. A doctor has prescribed Heparin 6,000 U q6h sc for a patient recovering from surgery. How many milliliters of Heparin will you administer to the patient every 6 hours?

• 0.3 milliliters

• 0.6 milliliters

• 0.8 milliliters

• 1 milliliter

A nurse needs to administer 0.4 mL of potassium iodide expectorant to a patient. The medication bottle indicates a concentration of 325 mg/tsp. How many milligrams of the medication will the patient receive?

• 13 mg

• 26 mg

• 52 mg

• 65 mg

Imagine you are a nurse preparing an Ampicillin IM injection for a patient. You reconstitute the medication with 4.8 mL of sterile water, achieving a concentration of 400 mg per mL. To follow the doctor's prescription, how many mL of the solution should you administer for each dose?

• 0.8 mL

• 1.0 mL

• 1.5 mL

• 2.0 mL

If a patient weighing 98 lb is prescribed 180 mg of Dilantin po q8h, and the label reads 250 mg per 5 mL, how many milliliters will you administer per dose?

• 2.5 mL

• 3.6 mL

• 4.0 mL

• 5.0 mL

A nurse needs to administer Amoxicillin 10 mg IM q6h for a patient. The available supply is 125 mg per 5 mL. How many milliliters should the nurse administer per dose?

• 0.2 mL

• 0.4 mL

• 0.6 mL

• 0.8 mL

Imagine a scenario where a young child, who cannot swallow pills, is prescribed Keflex oral suspension to be taken every 6 hours (q6h). If the pharmacy provides the suspension in a concentration of 125 mg per 5 mL, how much of the suspension should the child receive at each dose?

• 375 mg or 1 Tbsp

• 250 mg or 2 Tsp

• 500 mg or 2 Tbsp

• 125 mg or 1 Tsp

A nurse needs to administer Atropine to a patient. The doctor's order is for Atropine 0.6 mg IM. The vial available in the medication cart reads 0.3 mg per 0.5 mL. How many milliliters will the nurse administer per dose?

• 0.5 mL

• 1 mL

• 1.5 mL

• 2 mL