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Nursing 304
Practice Dosage Problems
1. Demerol 25 mg IM is to be given combined with Phenergan 12.5 mg. The vial for
injection of Demerol contains 50 mg/mL. The Phenergan contains 25 mg/mL.
Total amount in mL after both are drawn into one syringe? ___________
2. One liter of D5W is ordered to be infused in 10 hours. (DF = 10). How many drops per
minute will deliver the ordered fluid?
gtts/min = _________
cc/hour = _____________
gtts/minute = __________
5. A client has an order for 0.9 % NS 500 mL with 200 units of regular insulin and to be
infused at 10 units/hr. Drop factor is 60 gtt/mL.
7. A client receives Digoxin 125 mcg PO Q 12 hours for cardiac arrhythmias. Digoxin 0.25
mg/tab is available.
11. Lorazepam (Ativan) is ordered 0.5 mg IVP and is available in a 2mg/mL vial.
___________
13. An IVPB of 100 cc was hung at 0900 and set to run for 2 hours on the pump. The pump
is set at 50 cc/hr. At 1030 the amount remaining is 25 cc. Is the IV infusing correctly?
_____________
14. Linezolid (Zyvox) 600 mg in 300 mL is ordered to infuse over 2 hours. The IV is hung at
0800. Drop factor = 10 .
15. The healthcare provider orders a stat dose of 45 grams of sodium polystyrene sulfonate
(Kayexalate) for a client. Kayexalate is available in a suspension of 15 gm/60 mL.
17. A client is prescribed Synthroid 0.1 mg po every day. Available are Synthroid 50 mcg
tablets.
18. A client is to receive phenytoin (Dilantin) 1.5 grains this morning. Dilantin is
available in 30 mg capsules.