large to unit small, multiply by 1000

small to large, divide by 1000

Fill in the blanks:
a. 1 liter (L) = ________ml
b. 1000 g = __________kg
c. 1 g = _____________mg
d. 1000 mcg =_________mg
e. 1 TBS = ____________tsp
f. 1 TBS =_____________ml
g. 2 fl oz =_____________ml
h. 70 kg = ______________pounds (lb)
i. 2.5 liters to ---------------------- milliliters
j. 7.5 grams to ---------------------- milligrams
k. 5gm = ----------------------------------- mg
l. 0.2g = ----------------------------------- mg
m. 250mg = ------------------------------ g
n. 20 mg = -----------------------------------g
o. 5mg = -------------------------------------ug
p. 0.8mg = -------------------------------- ug
q. 0.05mg = ----------------------------------ug
r. 10 milligrams to--------------------------------- micrograms
s. 500 milligrams to ------------------------------------grams
t. 7500 micrograms to --------------------------------------milligrams
u. 2800 milliliters to -------------------------------------------liters
v. 165 pounds to ------------------------------------------kilograms
w. 80 kilograms to ------------------------------------------pounds
x. 2500ug = --------------------------------------mg
y. 400ug = ------------------------------------------ mg
z. 10ug = -------------------------------------------- mg
1. Order - Digoxin 0.25 mg p.o. QD
Drug Available - 0.125 mg per
tablet
2. Ordered: 600,000 units of penicillin po q6h
Available: 400,000 units per scored tablet
How many tablets will you administer?


3. Order: Potassium Chloride 20 mEq added to the IV.
Available: 40 mEq per 10cc.
How much potassium will you add?


4. Ordered: Heparin 8000 units subcutaneous q12h
Available: Heparin 10,000 units per ml
How much will you administer?


5. Ordered: Gentamycin 40 mg/100 ml IVPB q 6h Drop factor 15 gtts/ml Your drug book says
you can give this in 45 min How many gtts/min will you infuse the Gentamycin



6. Infuse Ancef 1 g/50 ml IVPB q6h. The IV handbook states this can be given in 20 minutes. What
rate will you set on the IV pump?


7. Ordered: Trilafon 24 mg po bid.
Available: Trilafon concentrate labeled 16 mg/5 ml.
How many ml will you administer?


8. Ordered: SoluMedrol 100 mg IM q8h
Available: Vial 1 ml in size labeled 125 mg SoluMedrol/3 ml
How many ml will you administer?

9. you have to give 751 mg on hand is 300mg. Call the pharmacy.



10. Ordered: Ampicillin 400 mg IM q6h
Available: Vial with powder. Label reads: For IM injection, add 3.5 ml diluent (read
accompaning circular). Resulting solution contains 250 mg Ampicillin per ml. Use solution
within one hour. How many ml will you administer?


11. Ordered: Infuse 2 L of Lactated Ringers solution in 24 hours. The administration set has 12
gtts/ml. How many gtts/min will you administer the IV?


12. Ordered: D5W 50 ml with 20 mEq KCl to infuse at 8 mEq KCL/hr per IV pump. How many ml
of solution will you administer per hour?


13. Ordered: Gentamycin 100 mg/100ml IVPB q8h. The IV handbook states that it should be given
over 90 min.. What rate will you set on your IV pump?


14. Order-Dilantin 50 mg p.o. TID
Drug available-Dilantin 125
mg/5ml
What we
WANT
Furosemide
250mg/10mL
Furosemide
Time
0700-0900

1200-1400
Dose
200mg
Route
IV
Start Date
18.05.07
End
Date
1600-1800
2200-2400
Other Time
Signature of
Doctor
P.Rescriber
What we
have GOT
What it is IN
15. A patient is prescribed 200mg of Furosemide I.V. The
ampoules available contain 250mg in 10mL. What volume
containing the drug do you need to administer?



16. Furosemide must be administered at a rate no
faster than 4mg/minute. How many minutes would it
take to give 200mg of this drug?
Furosemide
Time
0700-0900

1200-1400
Dose
200mg
Route
IV
Start Date
18.05.07
End
Date
1600-1800
2200-2400
Other Time
Signature of
Doctor
Additional
Comments
P.Rescriber
Rate of
4mg/minute
Furosemide
250mg/10mL
Rate
(mg/min)
DOSE
(mg)

Practice Problems:
Practice Problems: Use the method you have chosen to calculate the amount to give.
A. Order-Dexamethasone 1 mg
Drug available-Dexamethasone 0.5 mg per tablet


B. Order-Tagamet 0.6 gm
Drug available-Tagamet 300 mg per tablet


C. Order-Phenobarbital 60 mg
Drug available-Phenobarbital 15 mg per tablet

D. Order-Ampicillin 0.5 gm
Drug available-Ampicillin 250 mg per 5 ml


E. Order-Dicloxacillin 125 mg
Drug Available-Dicloxacillin 62.5 mg per 5 ml

F. Order-Medrol 75 mg IM
Drug Available-Medrol 125 mg per 2 ml



G. Order- 520 mg of a medication in a 24 hour period. The drug is ordered every 6 hours.
How many milligrams will be given for each dose?


H. Practice Problems:
1. Order-1000 ml over 6 hrs IV set 15 gtts/ml

2. Order-500 ml over 4 hrs IV set 10 gtts/ml


3. Order-100 ml over 20 min. IV set 15 gtts/ml





17. Dr. A. orders your client to receive 125 ml of D5W an hour for the next 8 hours. The nursing
unit used tubing with a drop factor of 10. What is the drip rate?


18. Dr. B. orders a liter of D5W to run this 8-hour shift. The drop factor is 15. Put this information
in the formula with the X in the spot for the drip rate.


19. Dr. C. wants your client to have 50 ml of a pre-mixed antibiotic. The Pharmacy writes, "infuse
in 30 minutes". The tubing box says drop factor = 15.
20. You are ordered to infuse 500 cc of NS over 3 hours. Using a 15 gtts/mL administration set
what drip rate would you use?



21. A nurse informs you that an IV of NS was started 3 hours ago and that 500 mL have infused
into the patient. The fluid is infusing through a macrodrop administration set (10 gtts/mL). What
is the rate of the IV?



22. You are about to transfer a patient that has been on an IV of NS for 3 hours running at 28
gtts/min on a macrodrop administration set (10 gtts/min). How much fluid has this patient
received?



23. A physician wants you to administer 2 mg per minute of lidocaine to a patient. To prepare the
infusion you mix 2 grams of lidocaine in an IV bag containing 500 mL of D5W. You will use a
microdrop administration set (60 gtts/mL). Calculate the infusion rate.



24. Dr. Koolorders 2 mg of Valium IV to a patient with seizureactivity. You have a 5 mLvial that
contains 10 mgs of Valium. (10mg/5mL). How many mLsare you going to draw up into a syringe?



25. One gram of lidocaine has been added to a 250 mLbag of Normal Saline. What is the
concentration?



26. One gram of lidocaine has been added to a 250 mLbag ofNormal Saline. What is the
concentration?



27. Dr. Feelgoodorders 2 L of D5W1/2NS to be infused over 4 hours. Using a Macro tube drip set of
15gtts/mL, how many gtts/min will you adjust your IV set to deliver?



28. You are to administer lidocaine at a rate of 2 mg/min to a patient with an arrhythmia. You have
a vial of Lidocaine that contains 1 g in 5 mL. You also carry a 250 mLbag of Normal Saline. Your
administration set is a microdripwith a rate of 60 gtts/mL. How many drops/min will you set your
IV set to drip?


29. An order is given to administer 10 mcg/kg/min of Dopamine. You have a vial that contains
200mg/10mL. Of Dopamine. You also have a 250 cc bag of NS & a microdripIV set.

30. You are ordered to add to a patients IV 50,000 U of Heparin. The available strength is 10,000
U / 1.5 mL. How many mL will need to be added to the IV?


31. You are ordered to give a patient 130 mg of Lidocaine. The concentration on hand is 100 mg/ 5
mL. How many mL will you give?


32. A nurse must administer 25 mg of a medication. The dose on hand is 50 mg per tablet. How
many tablets would the nurse administer?


33. You are ordered to give 5 mg Valium IV. The label states there is 10 mg in 2cc (10mg/2cc).
How many ccs will you give?