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Drug Calculation Answers - Practice Test 2 Instructions:
1. You have 1.0 hours to complete this test. 2. Calculators will not be used. 3. Answers must include units of measurement e.g. mg, ml, tab 4. To receive full marks all calculations must be shown 5. Please circle the correct answer for each question where applicable. * note: for all of the following questions, you can assume that all of the tablets are scored. Part A: Conversions
Convert the following (show all your work): Drug Calculation Answers - Practice Test 2
Part B: Drug Calculations
Calculate the amount of medication you would give for each of the following orders (show all your work). 1. Demerol 50mg tablets are located in the restricted drug cabinet. The doctor orders 75mg stat, then q6h daily x 6 doses. How many tablets is the client receiving for the stat dose?
a. 0.5 tablets b. 1 tablet c. 1.5 tablets C d. 2 tablets 2. The doctor orders 1g of oral Ampicillin p.o. twice a day for a client with a streptococcus infection. How many milligrams is the client receiving per day?
a. 1500 mg b. 2000 mg B c. 2500 mg d. 3000 mg 3. A doctor ordered 35mg of Prednisone for a respiratory client. The stock cabinet has only 5mg tablets. How many tablets will the client receive in order to get the correct dose? Drug Calculation Answers - Practice Test 2 a. 4 tablets b. 6 tablets c. 7 tablets C d. 8 tablets 4. Digoxin 0.25mg is ordered daily. Only 125 mcg tablets are available. How many tablets
are needed for the daily dose?
a. 0.5 tablet b. 1 tablet c. 1.5 tablets d. 2 tablets D 5. A bottle contains 700ml of Phenobarb Elixir. It’s label reads: 10mg Phenobarb per 2ml. The doctor has ordered 5mg t.i.d. How many milliliters is the client receiving daily?
6. Your client is receiving KCL 8mEq p.o. t.i.d. Your dose on hand is 20mEq per 15ml. How many ml will your client receive per dose?
7. A bottle contains 700ml of Benadryl Elixir. It’s label reads: 10mg per 5ml. The doctor has ordered 20mg t.i.d. How many ml of elixir is the client receiving daily?
Drug Calculation Answers - Practice Test 2 8. Your client is receiving Penicillin 200,000 units q6h. The multidose vial contains 1,000,000 units in 5ml. How many ml of the drug would you administer in one dose?
9. Your client is receiving Penicillin 200,000 units q6h. The multidose contains 1,000,000 units in 5ml. How many millilitres will you give for the whole day?
10. Your client is receiving Humulin R insulin 8 units o.d. The multidose vial contains 100 units per 1ml. How many ml will you give the client o.d.(daily)? Drug Calculation Answers - Practice Test 2 11. The doctor orders Mycostatin oral suspension 500,000 units t.i.d. The label reads 100,000u/ml. Mycostatin is available in a 60ml bottle. How many ml will the client
receive for one dose?
12. The doctor orders Naprosyn 0.375g b.i.d. Each scored tablet contains 250mg. How many tablets will be required for each dose?
13. Your patient is receiving 0.25mg of a drug. The bottle reads 0.5mg per 2ml. How many 14. The doctor orders Heparin 2000u o.d. Heparin is available in a 5ml vial labeled 1 ml = 10,000u. How many ml will be administered per dose?
Drug Calculation Answers - Practice Test 2 15. The doctor orders Heparin 2500u o.d (once a day). Heparin is available in a 5ml vial labeled 1ml = 5000u. How many ml will be administered daily?
16. The doctor orders Mycostatin oral suspension 300,000 units t.i.d. The label reads 100,000u/ml. Mycostatin is available in a 60ml bottle. How many ml will the client
receive for one dose?
17. The doctor orders Naprosyn 0.125g b.i.d. Each scored tablet contains 250mg. How many tablets will be required for each dose?
Drug Calculation Answers - Practice Test 2 18. Your patient is receiving 30 mEq of a drug. The bottle reads 40mEq per 10ml. How many 19. The doctor orders Heparin 5000u o.d. Heparin is available in a 5ml vial labeled 1 ml = 10,000u. How many ml will be administered per dose?
20. The doctor orders Heparin 1500u o.d. Heparin is available in a 5ml vial labeled 1ml = 5000u. How many ml will be administered daily?

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