NUR 101

Question 0

How many milliliters are in one ounce?

Answer 0

30 mL

Question 1

How many milliliters are in one teaspoon?

Answer 1

5mL

Question 2

How many milliliters are in one liter?

Answer 2

1000 mL

Question 3

How milligrams are in one gram?

Answer 3

1000 mg

Question 4

How many micrograms are in one milligram?

Answer 4

1000 mcg

Question 5

Order: 500 mg of Tylenol. Supply contains: 325 mg tabs. How many tabs will you give?

Answer 5

1.5 tabs

Question 6

Order: heparin 3500 units. Supply contains 1000 units/mL. How many mL will you give?

Answer 6

3.5 mL

Question 7

Order: amoxicillin 400mg q12 hrs. Supply contains amoxicillin 250mg per teaspoon. How many mL for each dose will you give?

Answer 7

8mL

Question 8

Order: amoxicillin 400mg q12 hrs. Supply contains amoxicillin 250mg per teaspoon. How many mL will the patient receive in 24 hrs?

Answer 8

16 mL

Question 9

Give 1000mL of NS over 5 hrs. How many mL/hr will the rate be set at?

Answer 9

200 mL/hr

Question 10

From they previous question you figured out that the infusion rate needs to be 200 mL/hr for 5 hrs. If you began the infusion at 0830 what is the completion time?

Answer 10

1330

Question 11

Dopamine is running at 45mL/hr. Using a 20 gtt/mL tubing how many gtt/min will the IV rate be set at?

Answer 11

15 gtt/min

Question 12

Magnesium sulfate 4gm/200mL is to infuse for 30 minutes via IV pump. How many mL/hr will the pump be set at?

Answer 12

400 mL/hr

Question 13

Insulin 250units/250mL in NS is running at 11 mL/hr. How many units of insulin will the pt receive every hr?

Answer 13

11 mL/hr

Question 14

The pt receives 12 units of insulin every morning. The pt also receives Regular ac/hs using a sliding scale. The pt blood sugar is 255. How much Regular insulin will the pt receive? How much total insulin will the pt receive?
Sliding scale:
Regular Insulin sliding scale:
4 units for BS 150 -199 mg/dL
6 units for BS 200- 249 mg/dL
8 units for BS 250- 299mg/dL
10 units for BS 300-349 mg/dL
12 units for BS 350-399 mg/dL
14 units for BS > 400mg/dL

Answer 14

8 units of Regular

20 units total

Question 15

The prescriber has ordered kanamycin sulfate (Kantrex) IM infection 13mg/kg/day in two divided doses for an infant who weighs 12 lb. The available vial is labeled Kantrex Pediatric Injection 75 mg/2 ml.

Based on the weight in kg, this infant should receive how many mg/day?
This should be divided into how many mg every 12 hours?
For each dose, the nurse should administer how many ml?

Answer 15

71. 5mg/day
72. 8mg/dose
73. 95mL/dose

Question 16

MATH SAVES LIVES?

Answer 16

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