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Calculation of Drug Dosages: A Work Text

Sheila J. Ogden RN MSN, Linda K Fluharty RN MSN

Chapter 14

Reconstitution of Medications - all with Video Answers

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Section 1

POSTTEST 1

Problem 1

Answer the questions. Calculate the doses. Show your work. Mark the medicine
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Miss Kate has chronic sinusitis. Her physician orders amoxicillin 375 mg po q 8 h.
What should be used as the diluent? _______ How many milliliters of diluent should be added? _______ How many milligrams are in the bottle? _______ How many milliliters will you administer each dose? _______ How many doses are in the bottle? _______
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Problem 2

Answer the questions. Calculate the doses. Show your work. Mark the medicine
cup or syringe when provided to indicate the correct dose.
The physician has ordered Amoxil suspension 250 po mg q 6 h. What should be used as
the diluent? _______ How many milliliters of diluent should be added? _______ How many
milligrams are in the bottle? _______ How many milliliters will the nurse administer per
dose? _______ How many doses are in the bottle? _______
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Problem 3

Answer the questions. Calculate the doses. Show your work. Mark the medicine
cup or syringe when provided to indicate the correct dose.
Mrs. Hall has acute bronchitis and has cefaclor 450 mg po q 12 h ordered. What should be
used as the diluent? _______ How many milliliters of diluent should be added? _______ How
many milligrams are in the bottle? _______ How many milliliters will the nurse administer per
dose? _______ How many doses are in the bottle? _______
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Problem 4

Answer the questions. Calculate the doses. Show your work. Mark the medicine
cup or syringe when provided to indicate the correct dose.
The physician orders penicillin G potassium 3,000,000 units IV q 6 h for your patient
with an ethmoidectomy. What is the medication concentration if 11.5 mL of diluent is
added? _______ How many milliliters will you administer? _______
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Problem 5

Answer the questions. Calculate the doses. Show your work. Mark the medicine
cup or syringe when provided to indicate the correct dose.
Mr. Cory has orders for Pfizerpen 600,000 units IM q $6 \mathrm{~h}$ for a serious pneumococcal infection. Select the most appropriate dilution. How many milliliters of diluent will you add? ___ How many milliliters will you administer? ___
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Problem 6

Answer the questions. Calculate the doses. Show your work. Mark the medicine
cup or syringe when provided to indicate the correct dose.
The physician orders Pfizerpen 1.2 million units IV in a single dose today. What is the medication concentration if $11.5 \mathrm{~mL}$ of diluent is added? ____ How many milliliters will the nurse administer? ____
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Problem 7

Answer the questions. Calculate the doses. Show your work. Mark the medicine
cup or syringe when provided to indicate the correct dose.
Mrs. Daisy receives nystatin oral suspension 600,000 units po four times a day. How many milliliters will the nurse administer? ____
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Problem 8

Answer the questions. Calculate the doses. Show your work. Mark the medicine
cup or syringe when provided to indicate the correct dose.
The physician orders ampicillin $500 \mathrm{mg}$ IM every 6 hours for a patient with pneumonia. How much diluent will be added to the bottle? ____ What is the concentration after reconstitution? ____How many milliliters will the nurse administer? ____
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Problem 9

Answer the questions. Calculate the doses. Show your work. Mark the medicine
cup or syringe when provided to indicate the correct dose.
The physician orders Ancef $500 \mathrm{mg}$ IM every 12 hours for a patient with cellulitis. How much diluent will be added to the bottle? ____ What is the concentration after reconstitution? ____ How many milliliters will the nurse administer? ____
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Problem 10

Answer the questions. Calculate the doses. Show your work. Mark the medicine
cup or syringe when provided to indicate the correct dose.
Vancocin 1000 mg oral every 6 hours has been ordered for a patient with colitis. How much
diluent will be added to the bottle? _______ What is the concentration after reconstitution?
_______ How many milliliters will the nurse administer? _______
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