Directions: Round dosage and weight to the nearest tenth as indicated. Use labels where provided. Phenobarbital 45 mg p.o. b.i.d. is ordered for a child with seizures weighing 35 lb. The recommended dosage is 6 to 8 mg/kg/24 hr, given every day or b.i.d. a. What is the child’s weight in kilograms? _____ b. What is the safe 24-hr dosage range for this child? _____ c. Is the dosage ordered safe? (Prove mathematically.) _______________ Explain your action. ______________________________

Directions: Calculate the dosages, use labels where provided, and shade in the dosages on the syringe where provided. Round answers to the nearest tenth unless otherwise indicated. Order: Heparin 45,000 units IV in 500 mL D5W Available: How many milliliters will you add to the IV? __ mL [BLANK-1]

Directions: Calculate the following dosage. Use labels where provided. Round oral liquids to the nearest tenth as indicated. Order: Depakene 0.5 g p.o. daily for 1 week, then 1 g p.o. daily beginning the second week Available: a. How many milligrams will the client receive per dosage for 1 week? __ mg b. How many milliliters will you administer per dosage for 1 week? __ mL c. How many milligrams will the client receive per dosage the second week? __ mg per dosage d. How many milliliters will you administer per dosage the second week? __ mL [BLANK-1]

Round answers to the nearest tenth.  Order : 25,000 units of Heparin IV in 250 ml of NS to infuse at 20 units/kg/hour. The client weighs 165 lbs. a. Weight in kilograms ? _______ b. How many units will the client receive per hour ? __________ [BLANK-1]

Order : Diazepam 4 mg via ng tube tid Available : Diazepam oral solution 5 mg per 5 ml How many milliliters will be given for one dose ? ____________ How many milligrams will be given per day ? _____________ [BLANK-1]

Order : Raloxifene 60 mg p.o.bid Available : Raloxifene tablets labeled 60 mg per tablet. How many tablets will be given for one dose ? ____________ [BLANK-1]

Directions: Round dosage and weight to the nearest tenth as indicated. Use labels where provided. The recommended dosage of Mezlin for an adult with a serious infection is 200 to 300 mg/kg/day given in four to six divided dosages. The adult weighs 175 lb. a. What is the adult’s weight in kilograms? _____ b. What is the 24-hr dosage range for the 175-lb adult in milligrams? _____ c. What is the dosage range in grams? _____

Order : Amoxil 0.5 g p.o. q6h Available : Amoxil capsules labeled 250 mg per capsule. How many capsules will be given for one dose ? ____________ [BLANK-1]

Directions: Determine the following in drops per minute using the drop factor provided. 0.33% NS at 200 mL/hr (round to nearest whole number) a. 10 gtt/mL __ b. 15 gtt/mL __ c. 20 gtt/mL __ d. 60 gtt/mL __ [BLANK-1]

For the following scenario, identify which of the six rights of medication administration has been violated. A nurse has an order for heparin 5,000 units subcut for a client in room 407 whose name is Henry Jines (initials HJ). The nurse enters room 408 and administers the medication to Horace Jackson (intials HJ) _________________. [BLANK-1]