1. One liter of Hartmann’s solution is to be given over 12 hours. Calculate the flow rate of a volumetric infusion pump
1.4 ml/hr
16.6 ml/hr
83.3 ml/hr
72 ml/hr
2. Doctor’s order: Streptomycion 1.75 mg /lb IM q 12 hr; Available: Streptomycin 0.35 g/ 2.3 mL. How many mL will you administer a day to a 59 kg patient?
1.5 ml
2ml
2.5 ml
3ml
3. Doctor’s order: Tazidime 0.3 g Im tid; Reconstitution instructions: For IM solution add 1.5 mL of diluent. Shake to disoolve. Provides an approximate volume of 1.8 mL (280mg/mL). How many mL will you give?
1.9 ml
2 ml
3 ml
1.1 ml
4. 700ml of saline solution is to be given over 8 hours. The IV set delivers 20 drops/ml. What is the required drip rate?
18.3 drops/min
49.5 drops/min
29.2 drops/min
32.7 drops/min
5. Doctor’s Order: Infuse 50 mg of Amphotericin b in 250 mL NS over 4 hr 15 min; Drop factor : 12 gtt/ml. What flow rate (mL /hr) will you set on the IV infusion pump?
11.8 ml/hr
58.8 ml/hr
14.1 ml/hr
60.2 ml/hr
6. A patient is prescribed phenobarbitone 140mg. stock ampoules contain 200mg/ml. what volume must be withdrawn for injection?
0.7 ml
1.4 ml
6 ml
0.6 ml
7. 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 is set to give a bolus dose of 1 ml each time the button is pressed. What is the concentration of the fentanyl in saline solution?
0.01 mg/ml
0.35 mg/ml
1 mg/ml
0.1 mg/ml
8. Doctor’s Order: Demorol 50 mg IVP q 6 hr prn pain: Available: Demerol 75 mg/1.3 mL. How many mL will you administer?
0.87 ml
1.87ml
2ml
2.87ml
9. Doctor’s Order: Nafcillin 500mg po pc; Available: Nafcillin 1 gm tab (scored). How many tab will you administer per day?
2.5 tabs
2 tabs
1.5 tabs
1 tab
10. Doctor’s Order: Heparin 7,855 units Sub Q bid; available; Heparin 10,000 units per ml. how many mL will you administer?
0.79 ml
1.79 ml
0.17 ml
1.17 ml
11. Mrs B has been ordered 100 ml to be infused over 45 minutes via a 20 drops/ml giving set. What drip rate should be set?
50 drops per minute
44 drops per minute
41 drops per minute
52 drops per minute
12. Doctor’s Order: Cleocin Oral Susp 600 mg po qid; Directions for mixing: Add 100 mL of water and shake vigorously. Each 2.5 mL will contain 100 mg of Cleocin. How many tsp of Cleocin will you administer?
3 tsp
5 tsp
3.5 tsp
1 tsp
13. Doctor’s order: Infuse 1200 mL of 0.45% Normal Saline at 125 mL/hr; Drop Factor: 12gtt/ml. How many gtt/min will you regulate the IV?
2 gtt/min
12 gtt/min
25 gtt/min
27 gtt/min
14. A solution contains paractamol 120mg/5ml. How many milligrams of paracetamol are in 40 ml of the solution.
600 mg
960 mg
320 mg
160 mg
15. 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 water for injection is 300mg/ml
0.6 ml
0.7 ml
1.7 ml
0.9 ml
16. Doctor’s order: Sulfasalazine Oral susp 500 mg q 6 hr; Directions for mixing: Add 125mL of water and shake well. Each tbsp, will yield 1.5 g of Sulfasalazine. How many mL will you give?
5 mL
15 mL
100 mL
2 mL
17. One gram of drextrose provide 16kj of energy. How many kilojouls does a patient receive form an infusion of half a litre of dextrose?
32kj
16kj
8kj
4kj
18. 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 for injection if the preparation is for 120mg.
0.7 ml
1.6 ml
0.6 ml
8.3 ml
19. A patient is prescribed 120 ml of Hartmann’s solution to be given over 5 hours. The microdrip delivers 60 drops/ml. calculate the required drip rate in drops/min
20 drops/min
2.5 drops/min
24 drops/min
32 drops/min
20. Doctor’ order: Mandol 300 mg in 50 mL of D5W to infuse IVPB 15 minutes; drop factor: 10 gtt/mL. How many mL/hr will you set on the IV infusion pump?
200 ml/hr
87.5 ml/hr
3.3 ml/hr
50 ml/hr
21. Doctor’s order: Diuril 1.8 mg/kg pot id; Available: Diuril 12.5 mg caps. How many cap will you administer for each dose to a 14 kg child?
2 caps
2.5 caps
3 caps
1.5 caps
22. At 22H00 hours on Thursday, 1 Liter of Saline is set to run at 80ml/hr. When will the infusion be finished:
08:30 AM
06:00 AM
12:00 PM
10:30 AM
23. Doctor’s Order: bumex 0.8 mg IV bolus bid; Reconstitution instructions: Constitute to 1,000 micrograms/ 3.1 mL with 4.8 mL of 5% Dextrose Water for Injection. How many mL will you administer?
2 ml
3.5 ml
3 ml
2.5 ml
24. A patient has been prescribed 1L of a saline solution. The rate is set at 150 ml/hr. How long will the infusion take?
5 hours and 20 minutes
4 hours and 40 minutes
6 hours and 10 minutes
6 hours and 36 minutes
25. A Patient is to be given co-amoxiclav. The Recommended dosage is 20mg/kg/day, 3 doses per day. Calculate the size of a single dose if the patients weight is 24kg
160 mg
60 mg
120 mg
180 mg
26. Doctor order: Recephin 0.5 grams in 250 mL of D5W to infuse IVPB 45 minute; Drop factor: 12 gtt/ml. How many gtt/ min will you regulate the IVPB?
6 gtt/min
30 gtt/min
67 gtt/min
87 gtt/min
27. Your patient has had the following intake: 2 ½ cups of coffee (240 mL/cup), 11.5 oz of grape juice, ¾ qt of milk, 320 mL of diet coke, 1¼ L of D5W IV and 2 oz of grits. What will you recored as the total intake in mL for this patient?
2,325 ml
3,265 ml
3,325 ml
2,235 ml
28. 800ml of fluid is to be given IV. The fluid is running at 70ml/hr for the first 5 hours than the rate is reduced to 60ml/hr. Calculate the total time taken to give 800ml.
11 hours 20 minutes
9 hours
10 hours 25 minutes
12 hours 30 minutes
29. 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 administer?
2 supp
1 supp
3 supp
5 supp
30. Doctor’s Order: Kantamycin 7.5 mg/kg IM q 12 hr; Available: Kantamycin 0.35 gm/mL. How many mL will you administer for each dose to a 71 kg patient?
2 ml
1 ml
2.5 ml
1.5 ml
31. Doctor’s order: Synthroid 75 mcg po daily; Available: Synthroid 0.15mg tab (scored). How many tab will you administer?
1 tab
0.5 tab
2 tabs
1.5 tabs
32. 400mg of penicillin is to be given IV. One hand is penicillin 600mg in 2 ml. What volumes should be drawn up?
1.3 ml
3 ml
0.7 ml
1.6 ml
33. 450 mg of asprin is required. Stock on hand is 300mg tablets. How many tablets should be given?
2 tablets
1 ¾ tablets
1 ⅔ tablets
1 ½ tablets
34. Over a period of 9 hours a patient is to receive half a liter of dextrose 4 % in 1/5 normal saline via a volumetric infusion pump. At what flow rate should the pump be set?
24 ml/hr
55.5 ml/hr
180 ml/hr
1.8 ml/hr
35. Doctor’s order: 1.5 L of NS to be infused over 7 hours; Drop factor: 15 gtt/ml. What flow rate (mL/hr) will you set on the IV infusion pump?