Question Category: Numeracy

Doctor’s order: Synthroid 75 mcg po daily; Available: Synthroid 0.15mg tab (scored). How many tab will you administer?

Doctor’s Order: Nafcillin 500mg po pc; Available: Nafcillin 1 gm tab (scored). How many tab will you administer per day?

Doctor’s order: Tylenol supp 1 g prq q 6 hr prn temp > 101; available: Tylenol supp 325 mg (scored). How many supp will you … Read more

A patient has been prescribed 1L of a saline solution. The rate is set at 150 ml/hr. How long will the infusion take?

Mrs X has been ordered 100 ml to be infused over 45 minutes via a 20 drops/ml giving set. What drip rate should be set?

A post-operative patient is to receive a PCA infusion of fetanyl 350 micrograms in 35 ml of normal saline via a syringe pump. The PCA … Read more

A patient is to be given amoxillin 175mg. What volume of solution should be drawn up for the injection if the consentration after dilution with … Read more

One gram of drextrose provide 16kj of energy. How many kilojouls does a patient receive form an infusion of half a litre of dextrose?

700ml of saline solution is to be given over 8 hours. The IV set delivers 20 drops/ml. What is the required drip rate?

A vial of amoxilling 500mg is reconstituted with WFI to give a concentration of 200mg/ml. Calculate the volume of this solution to be drawn up … Read more