Powdered Med Module

Question 1

prescribed: cefazolin 500 mg IV bolus
available: cefazolin 100 mg/mL
How many mL? (whole number)

Answer 1

5 mL

Question 2

prescribed: amoxicillin 775 mg PO
available: amoxicillin powder yielding 400 mg/5 mL
How many mL? (tenth)

Answer 2

9.7 mL

Question 3

prescribed: cefaclor 400 mg PO
available: cefaclor powder yielding 187 mg/5 mL
How many mL? (tenth)

Answer 3

10.7 mL

Question 4

prescribed: pentamidine 175 mg IM
available: pentamidine powder yielding 100 mg/mL
How many mL? (tenth)

Answer 4

1.8 mL

Question 5

prescribed: nafcillin 0.5 g IM
available: nafcillin powder yielding 250 mg/mL
How many mL? (whole number)

Answer 5

2 mL

Question 6

A nurse is preparing to reconstitute and administer a powdered med in a multidose vial. Which action should the nurse plan to take?

use filtered needle to admin
briskly shake med vial after adding diluent
label vial with date and time before admin
swab rubber seal on vial with triclosan before adding diluent

Answer 6

label vial with date and time before admin

Question 7

prescribed: nafcillin 375 mg IM to school-age child
available: nafcillin powder 2 g vial yielding 250 mg/mL
How many mL? (tenth)

Answer 7

1.5 mL

Question 8

prescribed: fluconazole 200 mg PO
available: fluconazole powder for oral susp yielding 40 mg/mL
How many mL? (whole number)

Answer 8

5 mL

Question 9

prescribed: ceftriaxone 250 mg IM
available: ceftriaxone powder yielding 350 mg/mL
How many mL? (tenth)

Answer 9

0.7 mL

Question 10

prescribed: ceftriaxone 0.5 g IM
available: ceftriaxone powder yielding 350 mg/mL
How many mL? (tenth)

Answer 10

1.4 mL

Question 11

prescribed: ziprasidone 12.5 mg IM to adolescent
available: ziprasidone powder yielding 20 mg/mL
How many mL? (tenth)

Answer 11

0.6 mL

Question 12

prescribed: ampicillin 1.5 g IV bolus
available: ampicillin powder yielding 30 mg/mL
How many mL? (whole number)

Answer 12

50 mL

Question 13

prescribed: hydrocortisone 200 mg intermittent IV bolus
available: hydrocortisone powder yielding 50 mg/mL
How many mL? (whole number)

Answer 13

4 mL

Question 14

prescribed: levothyroxine 200 mcg IV bolus
available: levothyroxine powder yielding 100 mcg/mL
How many mL? (whole number)

Answer 14

2 mL

Question 15

prescribed: amoxicillin 325 mg PO
available: amoxicillin powder for oral susp yielding 400 mg/5 mL
How many mL? (tenth)

Answer 15

4.1 mL

Question 16

prescribed: daptomycin 360 mg IV bolus
available: daptomycin powder yielding 0.5 g/10 mL
How many mL? (tenth)

Answer 16

7.2 mL

Question 17

prescribed: levothyroxine 0.3 mg IV bolus
available: levothyroxine powder yielding 100 mcg/mL
How many mL? (whole number)

Answer 17

3 mL

Question 18

prescribed: nystatin 400,000 units PO
available: nystatin powder yielding 500,000 units/120 mL
How many mL? (whole number)

Answer 18

96 mL

Question 19

prescribed: ampicillin 0.75 g IM every 6 hr
available: ampicillin powder yielding 250 mg/mL
How many mL? (whole number)

Answer 19

3 mL

Question 20

prescribed: cephalexin 375 mg PO
available: cephalexin powder yielding 0.25 g/5 mL
How many mL? (tenth)

Answer 20

7.5 mL

Question 21

prescribed: cefazolin 1.5 g IV bolus to pt with fluid restriction
available: cefazolin powder yielding 138 mg/mL
How many mL? (tenth)

Answer 21

10.9 mL

Question 22

prescribed: clindamycin 450 mg PO
available: clindamycin powder yielding 75 mg/5 mL
How many mL? (whole number)

Answer 22

30 mL

Question 23

prescribed: oxacillin 375 mg IM
available: oxacillin powder yielding 250 mg/1.5 mL
How many mL? (tenth)

Answer 23

2.3 mL

Question 24

prescribed: oxacillin 500 mg IV bolus
available: oxacillin powder yielding 100 mg/mL
How many mL? (whole number)

Answer 24

5 mL

Question 25

prescribed: clindamycin 0.2 g PO
available: clindamycin powder yielding 75 mg/5 mL
How many mL? (tenth)

Answer 25

13.3 mL