10. Order: 100 mg p.o. of a liquid medication.
Available: 125 mg per 5 mL ______________
x = 4mL
At what rate in mL/hr, should the infusion pump be set? (Enter numeric value only. If rounding is required, round to the whole number.)
50 mL/30 minutes = X mL/60 minutes. 30X = 50 × 60 = 100 mL/hour.
7. Order: 45 mg p.o. of a medication.
Available: Tablets labeled 30 mg _________
45/30= 1.5 tablets
4. A client is to receive 10 mg of a medication. The tablets available are 20 mg.
How many tablets do you need? _________________________
10/20 = 0.5 mg tablet
2. A client is to receive 1.25 mg of a medication. The tablets available are 0.625 mg.
How many tablets do you need? _________________________
1.25/0.625 = 2 or 0.6250 x 2 = 1.25 mg
1. A client is to receive 0.2 mg of a medication. The tablets available are 0.4 mg.
How many tablets do you need?_________________________
0.2/0.4 = 0.5 mg tablet
12. Order: 5,000 units subcut of a medication.
Available: 10,000 units per mL __
5,000/10,0000 = 2units per mL
43. A health care provider is instructed to administer 700 mL of a solution every 8 hours. How many hours will be needed to administer 2,100 mL?
24 hours
14. Order: 0.5 g p.o. of an antibiotic.
Available: Capsules labeled 250 mg _
(0.5 g = 500mg)
x = 2 caps
9. Order: 0.25 mg IM of a medication.
Available: 0.5 mg per mL ____________________