Dosage Calculations Practice (2)

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Dosage Calculations Practice 1. The physician orders 600mg of ibuprofen PO Q6H. The pharmacy dispenses 200mg tablets. How many tablets do you administer per dose? Round to the nearest whole number. 2. The client returned from his CT scan at 1845. His next pain medication dose is due in two hours. What time will his pain medication be due in standard time? 3. The physician has ordered 2L of 0.9% sodium chloride to be infused over 12 hours. How many mL/hr will you set the infusion pump? Round to the nearest whole number. If you begin the infusion at 9:30am, at what military time do you expect the infusion to be complete, in the case there are no interruptions of the IV fluid infusion? 4. The physician ordered Morphine Sulfate 4mg IV Q4H PRN pain level greater than 7. The pharmacy dispenses the medication with the label above. How many mL will you administer? Round to the nearest whole number. 5. Your family member is currently on vacation. She reports feeling hot and reports a temperature of 36.5°C. What is that current temperature in degrees Fahrenheit? Round to the nearest tenth.

6. Your client is very anxious after learning that her spouse was in a car accident. The physician ordered lorazepam 1mg IV Q8H PRN restlessness/anxiety. How many milliliters will you administer? Round to the nearest hundredth. 7. Millie's 8-month-old niece has otitis media. She weighs 22 pounds. The doctor has prescribed Amoxicillin 80mg/kg/day PO divided TID for a total of 10 days. The pharmacy has on hand Amoxicillin 400mg/5mL. How many milliliters (mL) will you administer per dose? Round to the nearest tenth. 8. Larry has been transferred to PACU after abdominal surgery for a small bowel obstruction. He has an order to receive Fentanyl 0.1 milligrams (mg) IV Q2H PRN severe pain. The pharmacy has Fentanyl 100mcg/2mL on hand. You understand that you will administer the equivalent of ________ mcg per dose. Round to the nearest whole number. 9. Mr. Wing has not had a bowel movement in three days. The doctor has ordered Milk of Magnesia 30mL PO QID PRN constipation. How many tablespoons (tbsp) can he receive per dose? What is the maximum amount of milliliters (mL) per day that he can have? Round to the nearest whole number.

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