----------------------2. Physician Order: DiaBeta 5 mg p.o. Drug Label: DiaBeta tablets 2.5 mg. How many tablets will you give the patient?
------------------------3. Verapamil 2.5mg IV is ordered. The vial contains 5mg/mL. How many mL will be given per dose?
------------------------- 4. The order is for Morphine 8 mg I.M. The drug label reads morphine 10 mg/mL. How many milliliters will the patient receive?
---------------------------5. Order: Fentanyl 50mcg IM. Available is a vial containing 0.05mg/mL. How many mL will be administered?
--------------------------- 6. Dr. orders: give ½ gm of a med. You have on the shelf 200mg/mL vials. How many mL will you give?
----------------------------7.The order reads 125 mL D5W per hour. The set delivers 10 gtt per mL. How many gtt/min will you administer?
----------------------------8. Your client weighs 75 kg. She is to receive 0.004 mg of Dopamine per Kg of body weight per minute. You are to add 400 mg of Dopamine to 500 mL normal saline. The drip factor of your tubing is 60gtt/mL, how many gtt/min will you deliver?
------------------------ 9. Order 60mg/kg/day in 2 divided doses. Available: 100mg/mL vials. Patient weighs 125lbs. How many mL will you give per dose?
-------------------------10. Order: Lopressor (Metoprolol) 100 mg po, bid. Available: Lopressor, 50 mg tablets. The client is going on a 2-week vacation & must have adequate medication to last him until he returns home. How many tablets will he need to have to cover the time of his vacation?
------------------------- 11. Order: Kanamycin 1.5 gm po q8h x 7 days. Available: Kanamycin 500 mg capsules. How many capsules will the client receive in the 7 days he is to receive this medication?
--------------------------12. Order: Heparin, 600 U (units) SQ daily. Available: 1000 U/mL. How many mL will the patient receive?
--------------------------13. Two liters of IV Lactated Ringer's is ordered to be given over 12 hours. The drop factor is 60gtt/mL. The IV has been running for 8 hours and 700 mL remain. How many gtt/min are needed so
that the IV finishes in the required time?
-------------------------14. The client is receiving a heparin infusion at 20mL/hour. The medication is provided as 25,000 units in 500mL of D5W. How many units of heparin will the client receive during a 8-
hour shift?
--------------------------15. Order: Give 500mg of Keflex po q4 hr. Available: 250 mg tablets. How manytablets will the patient receive in a 24-hour period?
---------------------------16. The order is to give a medication 0.25 g po four times a day. The medication is available as 150mg /5mL. How many tsp will be given for each dose?
----------------------------17. A bottle of Tagamet tablets is labeled 200mg/tablet. The order is for 400 mg twice a day. The patient will be on this medication for two weeks. How many tablets will be prescribed to ensure he has coverage during this period?
---------------------------18. Order: 1500 mL of NS to be administered over 12 hours. Tubing label states Drop factor: 15gtt/mL. The pump will be set to deliver how many mL per hour?
---------------------------19. Your patient is to receive 1 liter of D5W over the next 8 hours. The tubing is labeled 60 gtt/mL. How many gtt/min will you give?
--------------------20. The patient is to take tetracycline, 0.75 g PO. The medication is available in 250 mg tablets. How many tablets will the patient take per dose?
