Answer Happy

Calculate the correct dosage to be administered.
1) Part A
Order: Medication L 30
mg, intravenously, every 6 hours
Supply: Medication L 20 mg /
mL
Give: _________
mL
Part B
Give
mL total in 24 hours
2) Calculate the correct dosage to be administered.
Order: Medication J 0.6
mg, intramuscularly
Supply: Medication J 0.4
mg/mL
Give: __________ mL
3) Calculate the correct number of tablets to be
administered per dose. Tablets are scored in half.
Order: Medication A 600
mg, orally, 2 times a day:
Supply: Medication A 200 mg
tablet
Give: __________
tablet(s)
4) Calculate how many complete, or full, doses are
available.
As a camp nurse for 9 to 12-year-old children, you are
administering 2 ½ teaspoons of oral liquid Children’s Tylenol
to 6 feverish campers every 4 hours for oral temperature above
100°F. You have on hand a 4 fluid ounce bottle of Children’s
Tylenol. How many complete, or full, doses are available from this
bottle? ______ full doses
5) Calculate the correct dosage to be administered.
The nurse receives an order for Medication N 0.035 g
intramuscularly every 4 hours. The medication label states
Medication N 50 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse prepare to
administer the correct dose?
__________ mL