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Pharmacology Dosage Order – Furosemide 40 mg po daily Available – Furosemide 20 mg/tablet How many...

Pharmacology Dosage

  1. Order – Furosemide 40 mg po daily

Available – Furosemide 20 mg/tablet

How many tablets will the nurse administer?

Answer: ________________________________

  1. Order – 1000 mL D5W over 6 hours

Available – 1 liter bags D5W; IV tubing with a drop factor of 10 gtt/mL

Calculate the flow rate in gtt/min.

Answer: ________________________________

  1. Order – Normal Saline 200 mL over 2 hours

Available – 500 mL and 1 Liter bags Normal Saline; IV tubing with a drop factor of 20 gtt/mL

Calculate the flow rate in gtt/min

Answer: ____________________________

  1. Order – Gentamicin 55 mg IM every 8 hours

Available – Gentamicin 80 mg per 2 mL

Calculate how many mL the nurse will administer for one dose?_________________________

Calculate how many mL the nurse will administer for one day?__________________________

  1. Order – Ampicillin 750 mg IVPB every 4 hours

Available – Ampicillin 2 gm in 5 mL

Calculate how many mL the nurse will administer for one dose?_________________________

Calculate how many mL the nurse will administer for one day?_________________________

  1. Order – 500 mL Normal Saline at 60 mL/hour. How long will it take for the infusion to complete?_________________________ If the IV is started on Monday at 2000, when will it be complete (day of week; military time)?_________________________
  1. Order – Gentamicin 50 mg IVPB every 8 hours for a child weighing 40 pounds

Recommended dosage – 6 – 7 mg/kg/day in divided doses every 8 hours

Is this dose safe? Why or why not?

Answer: ____________________________________________________________

  1. Order – Phenobarbital 10 mg po every 12 hours for a child weighing 9 pounds

Recommended dosage – 3 – 5 mg/kg/day administered every 12 hours

Is this dose safe? Why or why not?

Answer: ___________________________________________________________

  1. Order – KCl 20 mEq po now

Available – KCl 8 mEq per 5 mL

How many mL will the nurse administer?

Answer: ____________________________

  1. Order – Zovirax 1 gm po now

Available – Zovirax 200 mg/tablet

How many tablets will the nurse administer?

Answer: ____________________________

  1. Order – Amoxicillin 325 mg po T.I.D.

Available – Amoxicillin 250 mg/mL

How many mL will the nurse administer?

Answer: ___________________________

  1. Order – Heparin 12,000 units SQ now

Available – Heparin 5000 units/mL

How many mL will the nurse administer?

Answer: ___________________________

  1. Order – Keflex 500 mg IM every 8 hours

Available – Keflex 3 gm/4 mL

How many mL will the nurse administer for one dose?

Answer: ______________________________

  1. Order – Cefazolin 0.3 gm IM

Available – Cefazolin 500 mg powder with the instruction to add 2 mL sterile water to obtain a concentration of 225 mg/mL

How many mL will the nurse administer?

Answer: ______________________________

  1. Order – Carbamazepine 400 mg po B.I.D.

Recommended dosage – 15 – 20 mg/kg/dose. Child weighs 55 pounds.

Is this dose safe? Why or why not?

Answer: _______________________________________________________________

  1. Order – Erythromycin 62.5 mg po every 6 hours

Recommended dosage – 30 – 50 mg/kg/day

Child weighs 11 pounds

Is this dose safe? Why or why not?

Answer: _________________________________________________________________

  1. Order – Digoxin 18 mcg po B.I.D.

Recommended dosage – 10 – 12 mcg/kg/day

Child weighs 7 pounds

What is the safe dosage range (round to one decimal place)?__________________

Is the ordered dose safe for the 24-hour period? Why or why not?_________________   

If the medication is available digoxin 50 mcg/mL, how many mL will the nurse administer for one dose? __________________

18. Order – Synthroid 200 mcg po daily

Available – Synthroid 0.4 mg/tablet

How many tablets will the nurse administer?

Answer: _______________________

  1. Order – Oxacillin 300 mg IM every 8 hours

Available – Oxacillin 2 gm/5 mL

How many mL will the nurse administer for one dose?_________________________

How many mL will the patient receive in one day? __________________________

  1. Order – Fentanyl 0.1 mg IM now

Available – Fentanyl 50 mcg/mL

How many mL will the nurse administer?

Answer: ________________________________________

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