NURS 4th Sem Mce A-Fall 2025 Dosage Calculation Proctored Exam (Montgomery College)

A nurse is providing discharge teaching to the parent of a child who is prescribed diphenhydramine 25 mg elixir every 4 hr as needed. The amount available is diphenhydramine elixir 12.5 mg/5 mL. How m

A nurse is caring for an adolescent client who has pneumonia and a prescription for cefpodoxime 5 mg/kg PO every 12 hr for 5 days. The client weighs 88 lb. How many mg should the nurse administer per

A nurse is calculating the intake of a client during the past 9 hr. The client's intake includes lactated Ringer's IV at 150 mL/hr, cefazolin 2g IV intermittent bolus in 100 mL of 0.9% sodium chloride

A nurse is preparing to administer vancomycin 1000 mg in 100 mL of DSW to infuse over 5 hours. The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 15 gtt/mL. The nurse should adjust the manual IV infusion to d

A nurse is preparing to administer Ringer's lactate by continuous IV infusion at 120 mL/hr. The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 60 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the manual IV infusion to deliver

A client is receiving 500 mg of metronidazole IVPB q8h. The metronidazole has been placed in 100 mL DSW to infuse over 45 minutes. The administration set delivers 10 gtt/mL. At what rate in gtt/min sh

A provider prescribes dextrose 5% in water IV to infuse at 100 mL/hr. The drop factor on the manual IV tubing is 60 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the IV flow rate to deliver how many gtt/min? (Round th

A client is to receive enoxaparin 30 mg subcutaneously. Available is enoxaparin 40 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it appl

A client weighing 50 kg is to receive a dobutamine infusion at 3 mcg/kg/min. The available medication is 250 mg of dobutamine in 500 mL DSW. How many ml/hr will the nurse program the pump? (Round the

The nurse is preparing a heparin drip for a client who weighs 175 lb. The available heparin is infusion 20.000 units in 000 ml 0.9% sodium chloride. The order is to deliver a bolus then initiate a dri

A nurse is preparing to administer 1 g cefazolin IVPB over 30 minutes. Available is cefazolin 1 g in 100 mL of DSW. The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 10 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the IV in

A nurse is preparing to administer Ringer's lactate 500 mL IV bolus to infuse over 3 hr. The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 20 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the manual IV infusion to deliver ho

A nurse is caring for a client who has heart failure and a prescription for digoxin 125 mcg PO daily. Available is digoxin PO 0.25 mg/tablet. How many tablets should the nurse administer per dose? (Ro

The nurse is preparing a heparin drip for a client who weighs 184 lb. The available heparin is infusion 20,000 units in 250 ml 0.9% sodium chloride. The order is to deliver a bolus then initiate a dri

The nurse is preparing to deliver 2.5 mcg/kg/min of nitroprusside. The client weighs 154 pounds. Available is 50 mg of nitroprusside in 250 ml DSW. How many mL/hr will the nurse program the pump to de

The nurse is preparing to infuse nitroprusside at 3 mcg/kg/min. The client weighs 132 pounds. Available is 50 mg of nitroprusside in 250 ml DSW. How many mL/hr will the nurse program the pump to deliv

A nurse is preparing to administer amoxicillin 30 mg/kg/day divided equally every 12 hr to a toddler who weighs 33 lb. Available is amoxicillin 200 mg/5 mL suspension. How many mL should the nurse adm

A client is to receive 15 mcg/min nitroglycerine IV. The concentration of solution is 50 mg in 250 mL DSW. What should the flow rate be (in mL/hr) to deliver 15 mcg/min? (Round the answer to the neare

A nurse is preparing to administer cefazolin 500 mg by intermittent IV bolus over 30 min. Available is cefazolin 500 mg in 50 mL dextrose 5% in water (DSW). The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is

The nurse is to administer 250 ml of packed red blood cells over 3 hours. The administration set delivers 20 gtt/mL. At what rate in gtt/min should the IV infuse? (Round the answer to the nearest whol

A nurse is preparing an in-service program about preventing medication errors when transcribing a prescription. The nurse is using a dosage example of two tenths of a milligram. Which of the following

A nurse is preparing to administer 0.9% sodium chloride (NSS) 3000 mL IV to infuse over 24 hr. The drop factor on the manual IV tubing is 10 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the manual IV infusion to deli

The nurse receives an order to infuse Lactated Ringer solution 1,000 mL to a client at 80 mL/hr. The administration set delivers 15 gtt/mL. At what rate in gtt/min should the IV infuse? (Round the ans

The nurse is preparing a heparin drip for a client who weighs 242 lb. The available heparin is infusion 25,000 units in 500 ml 0.9% sodium chloride. The order is to deliver a bolus then initiate a dri

A client is to receive 10 mcg/min nitroglycerine IV. The concentration of solution is 50 mg in 250 mL DSW. At what rate (mL/hr) will the nurse set the pump? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use