Nursing Entrance Exam

Nursing Preparation Study Guide

Chapter 5 Review Questions 1. A doctor ordered 500 mg of Nafcillin for a patient to take orally after food. Nafcillin, though, only comes in a 1 g scored tablet. If the patient takes the medication with every meal, how many tabs will you administer per day? a. 1 tab b. 1.5 tabs c. 2 tabs d. 2.5 tabs 2. Metroprolol (Lopressor) is available as a 4 g tablet, but a doctor prescribed 0.08 kg to a patient to be taken orally. How many tablets would the nurse administer? a. 0.5 tablet b. 1 tablet c. 1.5 tablets d. 2 tablets 3. A certain medication has a stock strength of 2 g per tablet. If the prescribed dosage is for 4000 mg then how many tablets should be administered? a. 0.5 tablet b. 1 tablet c. 2 tablets d. 3 tablets 4. Doctor’s Order: Kanamycin 7.5 mg/kg IM every 12 hr; Available: Kanamycin 0.35 Gm/mL. How many mL will you administer for each dose to a 157 lb patient? a.

5. Doctor’s Order: Demerol 50 mg IVP (Intravenous Pyelography) every 6 hours, as needed for pain. If the available dosage for Demerol is 75 mg/ 1.3mL then how many mL will you administer? a. 0.87 mL b. 1.87 mL c. 2 mL d. 2.87 mL 6. The doctor prescribed a dose of 750 mg to be administered. The stock strength is 0.25 g per capsule. How many capsules would you give? a. 2 capsules b. 3 capsules c. 4 capsules d. 5 capsules 7. 35 milligrams of Codeine phosphate by SC (Subcutaneous Injection) is ordered for a patient. There is 50 mg in 1 mL of liquid for SC Injection is available. How many mL will you administer? a. 0.7 mL b. 0.9 mL c. 1.5 mL d. 2.3 mL 8. Doctor’s Order: Synthroid 75mcg orally daily; but the hospital only carries 0.15 mg tabs (scored) of Synthroid. How many tabs will you administer? a. 1 tab b.

0.5 tab c. 2 tabs d. 1.5 tabs

2 mL b. 1 mL c. 2.5 mL d. 1.5 mL

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