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7. The physician ordered: Digoxin 250 mcg po qid. The label reads 1 tablet equals 0.25 mg. How many tablets will you administer to your patient? 8. The nonsteroidal medication naproxen (Naprosyn) has been prescribed for a patient, 1375 mg/day in divided doses. Each tablet contains 0.275 g. How many tablets equal this daily dose? 9. The label reads Heparin Sodium 10,000 USP Units/mL. The order is for Heparin 6,000 U q6h sc. How many milliliters will you administer to...
7:22 AM Tue Nov 13 30 6. The physician orders Chlorpromazine HCL 25mg by mouth twice daily. The label reads Chlorpromazine 10mg/5ml. How many tsp will you administer per dose? 32. 35 36 37 7. The physician orders Compazine 8mg by mouth STAT. The label reads Compazine 5mg/5ml. How many ml(s) will you administer for the dose? 38 39 40 42. 43 8. The order reads to give Zofran 6mg by mouth. You have Zofran 4mg/5ml on hand. How many...
7. The physician ordered amoxicillin caps, 500 mg. Available are amoxicillin caps, 250 mg. How many capsules will you give? 8. The physician ordered Lasix oral solution, 30 mg, to be given as a single dose. Available is Lasix oral solution, 60 mL bottle that contains 10 mg/mL. How many milliliters will you give? 9. The physician ordered Demerol, 50 mg IM. On hand is Demerol, 100 mg per 2 mL. How many milliliters will you give? 10. The physician...
Drug Dosage Cakulations 1. A physician ordered 600,000 U penicillin PO qth. The available drug is 400,000 U per scored tablet. Use the Basic Formula method to determine how many tablets you will administer A physician orders methylprednisolone (Medrol) 4 mg PO qh for inflammation The pharmacy has 8 mg scored tablets in stock. Use the Basic Formula to determine the dosage the patient should receive. 2 A physician ordered 8 mg perphenazine (Trilafon) PO bid for severe nausea. The...
Sample Problems for Basic Dosage Calculation Order: Amoxicillin 0.25 g p.o. every 8 hours. Available: Amoxicillin 125mg tablets. How many tablets will the nurse give per dose? Order: Zofran 8 mg p.o.t.i.d. Available: Zofran in a 100mL bottle labeled 4 mg/tsp. How many mL will the nurse administer for each dose? Give Fortaz 50 mg/kg p.o. t.i.d. to a child who weighs 25.5 kg. Fortaz is available in an oral suspension labeled 100mg/mL. How many mL would the nurse administer...
Sample Problems for Basic Dosage Calculation 1. Order: Amoxicillin 0.25 g p.o. every 8 hours. Available: Amoxicillin 125mg tablets. How many tablets will the nurse give per dose? 2. Order: Zofran 8 mg p.o.t.i.d. Available: Zofran in a 100mL bottle labeled 4 mg/tsp. How many mL will the nurse administer for each dose? 3. Give Fortaz 50 mg/kg p.o. t.i.d. to a child who weighs 25.5 kg. Fortaz is available in an oral suspension labeled 100mg/mL. How many mL would...
Zofran (ondansetron) 0.15 mg/kg is ordered. Zofran is available as 2 mg/mL. The patient weighs 25 kg. How many milliliters would the nurse administer? Round your answer to the nearest tenth
How to solve these problems? 1S. You have available a 4 ml. ampule of Terramycin (Oxtetracycline) labeled 150 mg in I ml 300 mg of Terramycin must be prepared. How many ml of the drug should you prepare? ANSWER. The order reads, "Give 100 mg Dilantin po q 8 hrs." You have Dilantin 125 mg per 5 mL. How many ml will you give per dose? 16. ANSWER 17. The physician ordered Neurontin 400 mg TID. You have Neurontin 250...
Sample Problems for Basic Dosage Calculation 1. Order: Amoxicillin 0.25 g p.o. every 8 hours. Available: Amoxicillin 125mg tablets. How many tablets will the nurse give per dose? 2. Order: Zofran 8 mg p.o.t.i.d. Available: Zofran in a 100mL bottle labeled 4 mg/tsp. How many mL will the nurse administer for each dose? 3. Give Fortaz 50 mg/kg p.o. t.i.d. to a child who weighs 25.5 kg. Fortaz is available in an oral suspension labeled 100mg/mL. How many mL would...
Your patient is ordered heparin 7500 units SO 4 8 hours. The label of the heparin vial reads 5,000 units per 1 ml in a 2 ml vial. How much heparin would you administer to your client daily? Practice Problem #4 The physician orders Mellaril 80mg PO tid for a patient with schizophrenia. If you have available 10, 15, and 50 mg non-scored tablets available, which combination of tablets would contain the exact dosage with the smallest number of tablets...