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Medication calculation Quiz

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

You have available lorazepam (Ativan) 0.5 mg tablets, and you need to administer 1 mg PO. How many tablet(s) will you administer?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

2.

A patient with heart failure has a daily order for digoxin (Lanoxin) 0.25 mg PO. Digoxin 0.125 mg tablets are available. How many tablet(s) should you give?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

3.

A health care provider prescribes phenobarbital (Luminal) supplied as 60 mg/mL. You need to administer 160 mg IV stat. How many milliliters should you administer? Fill in the blanks. Record your answer using one decimal place.

a)

2.7ml

b)

2.5ml

c)

2.2ml

d)

2.0ml

4.

The patient is ordered an IV of 1,000 ml of Normal Saline over 8 hours. At what rate would you set the IV pump in milliliters per hour? Fill in the blank and round to the nearest whole number for the final answer. 

a)

120ml/hr

b)

110ml/hr

c)

125ml/hr

d)

115ml/hr

5.

Amoxil (amoxicillin) suspension 180 mg PO bid is ordered for a patient who cannot swallow pills. It is supplied as 125 mg/5 mL. How many milliliters should you administer?

a)

7.2ml

b)

7.5ml

c)

8ml

d)

7.8ml

6.

Doctor ordered to administer 325 mg suppositoy for the child;available stock was 125 mg suppository ;how many suppository you will administer?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

2

d)

4

7.

Doctor ordered to start Insulin infusion ;Nurse started the insulin in a concentaration of 1:1 and titrated the dose according to the blood glucose level;How she eprepared the insulin

a)

50 unit insulin in 50ml NS

b)

40 unit in 50 ml NS

c)

30 unit insulin in 50 ml NS

d)

45unit insulin in 50 ml NS

8.

While administering Lasix I should monitor

a)

urine output and BP/electrolyte levels

b)

Colour of the skin

c)

Respiratory pattern

d)

Level of consciousness

9.

If a patient is on thyroxine ;I should administer the medication

a)

empty stomach morning before food

b)

after food

c)

Night time

d)

any time of the day

10.

Angle of Insertion of injection for IM injection

a)

15 degree

b)

90 degree

c)

25degree

d)

45 degree

11.

Inj Dopamine 400 mg added in 125 ml NS ;doctor ordered 5mcg/kg/mt ;Patient's body weight 50 kg ;How much ml/hr you will set in the infusion pump?

a)

4.6ml/hr

b)

2ml/hr

c)

3ml/hr

d)

7ml/hr

12.

APPLY EYE OINTMENT FROM INNER CANTHUS TO OUTER CANTHUS

a)

FALSE

b)

TRUE

13.

Hold eye dropper over the lower conjunctival sac While administering eye drops

a)

False

b)

True

14.

WHICH ARE THE IM INJECTION SITES USED FOR ADULT?

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