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S2 Practice Drug Calc Retake Exam

1. 3 oz = ____ml _______ml

______ ml

2. 3 grams = ______mg _______mg

______ mg

3. A nurse is preparing to administer furosemide 40 mg IV. Available is furosemide 10 mg/1 mL. How many mL should
the nurse administer per dose?

______ mL

4. A nurse is preparing to administer heparin 3,000 units by IV bolus. Available is heparin injection 5,000 units/mL.
How many mL should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it
applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

______ mL

5. A nurse is preparing to administer hydrocortisone sodium succinate 250 mg via IV bolus every 6 hr. Available is
hydrocortisone sodium succinate 1000 mg/8 mL. How many mL should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to
the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

______ mL

6. A nurse is preparing to administer diphenhydramine 30 mg IM stat to a client who is having an allergic reaction.
Available is diphenhydramine 50 mg/1 mL. How many mL should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the
nearest whole tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

______ mL

7. A nurse is preparing to titrate morphine 6 mg via IV bolus to a client. The amount available is morphine 8 mg/mL.
How many mL should the nurse administer per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest hundredth. Use a leading
zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

______ mL

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S2 Practice Drug Calc Retake Exam

8. A nurse is preparing to administer a continuous heparin infusion at 1600 units/hr. Available is heparin 25,000 units
in dextrose 5% in water (D5W) 500 mL. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (Round the
answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

______ mL/hr

9. A nurse is preparing to administer 0.45% sodium chloride (NaCl) 1000 mL IV to infuse over 8 hr. The nurse should
set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if
it applies. Do not use a trailing zero)

______ mL/hr

10. A nurse is preparing to administer ticarcillin / clavulanate 3.1 g by intermittent IV bolus over 30 min. Available is
ticarcillin / clavulanate 3.1 g in 50 mL 0.9% sodium chloride (NSS). The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver
how many mL/hr? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a
trailing zero.)

______ mL/hr

11. A nurse is preparing to administer 0.9% sodium chloride (NSS) 3000 mL IV to infuse over 24 hr. The drop factor
on the manual IV tubing is 10 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the manual IV infusion to deliver how many gtt/min?
(Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

______ gtt/min

12. A nurse is caring for a client who has heart failure and a prescription for digoxin 125 mcg PO daily. Available is
digoxin PO 0.25 mg/tablet. How many tablets should the nurse administer per dose? (Round the answer to the
nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

______ tablet(s)

13. A nurse is preparing to administer digoxin 0.25 mg PO daily. The amount available is digoxin 0.125 mg tablets.
How many tablets should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading
zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

______ tablets

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14. A nurse is preparing to administer aspirin 650 mg PO every 12 hr. The amount available is aspirin 325 mg tablets.
How many tablets should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading
zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

______ tablet(s)

15. A nurse is preparing to administer amoxicillin 250 mg PO every 8 hr. The amount available is amoxicillin 125 mg
tablets. How many tablets should the nurse administer with each dose? (Round the answer to the nearest whole
number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

______ tablet(s)

16. A nurse is preparing to administer amitriptyline 150 mg PO at bedtime. The amount available is amitriptyline 75
mg/tablet. How many tablets should the nurse administer per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest whole
number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

______ tablet(s)

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