Exam 2A

Question 1

What are the 4 steps for clinical calculations

Answer 1

1. Make the metric units the same
2. Determine a reasonable answer range (guess)
3. Calculate the answer
4. Double check the answer is correct

Question 2

How do I convert from grams (g) to milligrams (mg)?

Answer 2

X by 1000

Question 3

How do you convert from mg to micrograms?

Answer 3

X by 1000

Question 4

How do you convert from kg to g?

Answer 4

X 1000

Question 5

How do you convert from g to kg?

Answer 5

Divide by 1000

Question 6

How do you convert from mg to g?

Answer 6

Divide by 1000

Question 7

How do you conver from micrograms to mg?

Answer 7

Divide by 1000

Question 8

Convert 0.005g to mg

Answer 8

5mg

Question 9

Convert 800mg to g

Answer 9

0.8g

Question 10

What is the ratio method?

Answer 10

A way of being able to calculate how much of a medication we need for administer based off what we have in stock.

Question 11

How do we add our numbers into the Ratio Method?

Answer 11

You put the amount of medication you have in stock to the left and what you want to the right. Put the units for the quantity of the medication at the top (25mg ect) and put the value of this down the bottom (1 tab or 5ml ect).

Question 12

How do we find out missing value (what the patient is prescribed) using the ratio method? (Bottom right)

Answer 12

1. Multiply diagnonal from bottom left to upper right.
2. Divide across. Upper Right to Upper Left.
3. This answer will be the missing value for the bottom right.

Question 13

The patient is prescribed 100mg of a drug. The pharmacy sends an oral suspension labelled 12.5mg/2ml to the ward. How much will the nurse administer?

Answer 13

16ml

Question 14

Convert 0.25mg to micrograms

Answer 14

250micrograms

Question 15

Convert 67.7micrograms to mg

Answer 15

0.0675mg

Question 16

Convert 1.5L into ml

Answer 16

1500ml

Question 17

Convert 30micrograms to mg

Answer 17

0.03mg

Question 18

Convert

Question 19

Convert 0.75g to mg

Answer 19

750mg

Question 20

Convert 200ml to L

Answer 20

2L

Question 21

A person is prescribed 5mg of haloperidol orally. 2mg/1ml syrup is avaliable. How many ml will you administer?

Answer 21

2.5ml

Question 22

A person is prescribed 50mg of sodium valproate orally. 200mg/5ml syrup is avaliable. How many ml will you administer?

Answer 22

1.25mls

Question 23

A person is prescribed 100mg Zuclopenthixol decanoate IMI. In stock you have Zuclopenthixol decanoate 0.2g/1ml. What volume do you need to administer?

Answer 23

0.5ml

Question 24

A person requires 800mg Sodium Valproate. In stock you have 200mg tabletd. How many tabs do you administer?

Answer 24

4 tablets

Question 25

A patient is prescribed Zopiclone 3.75mg po nocte. Zopiclone 7.5mg tablets (scored) are avaliable. Explain how many tablets you will administer, how and when.

Answer 25

1/2 tablet, per orally, at nighttime.