Injection Medication Practice

Vocabulary Practice

 

Injection Medication Knowledge Check

 

Injection Medication Practice 1

1. Order: Gentamicin 75 mg IM q8h.

Available: Gentamicin labeled 40 mg per mL.

How many mL will be given (Round to the nearest tenth)?

2. Order: Ceftriaxone 0.25 g IM state q12h.

Available: Ceftriaxone labeled 350 mg per 1 mL.

How many mL will be given (Round to the nearest tenth)?

3. Order: Atropine sulfate 0.6 mg IM stat.

Available: Atropine sulfate in 20-mL vial labeled 0.4 mg per mL.

How many mL will be given?

4. Order: Penicillin G procaine, 500,000 units IM b.i.d.

Available: Penicillin G procaine labeled 300,000 units per mL.

How many mL will be given (Round to the nearest tenth)?

5. Order: Heparin 5,000 units subcut b.i.d.

Available: Heparin 20,000 units per mL.

How many mL will be given (Round to the nearest hundredth)?

6. Order: Morphine sulfate 15 mg IM q4h PRN for pain.

Available: Morphine sulfate labeled 15 mg per mL.

How many mL will be given?

7. Order: Methergine 0.4 mg IM q4h for three doses.

Available: Methergine labeled 0.2 mg per mL.

How many mL will be given?

8. Order: Tobramycin 50 mg IM q8h.

Available: Tobramycin Sulfate labeled 80 mg/2mL.

How many mL will be given (Round to the nearest tenth)?

9. Order: Robinul 100 mcg IM stat.

Available: Robinul 0.2 mg per 1 mL.

How many mL will be given?

10. Order: Gentamicin 55 mg/IM q8h.

Available: Gentamicin 80 mg per 2 mL.

How many mL per dose (Round to the nearest tenth)?

11. Order: Ampicillin 0.5 g IM q6h.

Available: Ampicillin labeled 250 mg per mL.

How many mL per dose?

12. A dose strength of 0.3 g has been ordered.

Available: 0.4 g per 1.5 mL.

How many mL per dose (Round to the nearest tenth)?

13. A dose strength of 15 mg is ordered.

Available: 15 mg per mL.

How many mL per dose?

14. Order: Heparin 6,500 units subcut q12 h.

Available: Heparin 10,000 units per mL.

How many mL (Express answer in hundredths)?

15. Order: Quinidine gluconate 200 mg IM q8h.

Available: Quinidine gluconate labeled 80 mg per mL.

How many mL?

Answer key is located in the Appendix

Injection Medication Practice 2

1. Order: Lorazepam 0.05 mg/kg IM now. The patient weighs 135 pounds.

The lorazepam label reads 2 mg/2 mL.

How many milliliters will the nurse give? Round to the nearest tenth.

2. Order: Bicillin 2,400,000 units IM stat.

Available: 10 mL vial of Bivillin containing 600,000 units per mL.

How many milliliters should be given?

3. Order: Dexamethasone 4 mg IM.

The label reads 10 mg/2 mL.

How many milliliters of the medication will the nurse prepare?

4. Order: Gentamicin 9.1 mg IM q8h.

Available: 35 mg per 3 mL.

How many mL of the medication will be given to the patient? Round to the nearest hundredth.

5. Order: Humulin R 0.2 units/kg subcutaneously twice a day before breakfast and dinner.

The child weighs 45 kg.

How many units will this child receive of this insulin in 24 hours?

6. A patient is to receive 0.75 units/kg of insulin in three divided doses.

The patient weighs 113 pounds.

What is the insulin amount the patient will receive with each dose? Round to the nearest tenth.

7. Order: Lorazepam 0.05 mg/kg IM now. The patient weighs 135 pounds.

The lorazepam label reads 2 mg per 2 mL.

How many mL will the nurse give?

8. The nurse is to give 60 mg of methylprednisolone IM now.

The pharmacy provides a vial with 80 mg/mL.

How many mL will the nurse draw up for administration? Round to the nearest tenth.

Answer key is located in the Appendix

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