Oral Medication Practice

Vocabulary Practice

Oral Medication Knowledge Check

Oral Medication Extended Practice 1

1. Order: Lasix 40 mg PO daily.

Available: Tablets labeled 20 mg.

How many tablets per dose?

2. Order: Propranolol 15 mg PO t.i.d.

Available: 10 mg tablets.

How many tablets per dose? How many tablets per day?

3. Order: Phenobarbital 90 mg PO at bedtime.

Available: Phenobarbital 30 mg tablets.

How many tablets will be administered per dose?

4. Order: Ampicillin 1 g PO stat.

Available: Ampicillin capsules labeled 500 mg.

How many capsules per dose?

5. Order: Robaxin 1.5 g PO stat.

Available: Robaxin tablets labeled 500 mg tablets.

How many tablets per dose?

6. Order: Cefaclor 250 mg PO t.i.d.

Available: Cefaclor oral suspension labeled 125 mg per 5 mL.

How many mL per dose?

7. Order: 50 mg PO once daily for a patient.

Available: 25 mg tablets.

How many tablets will the patient take each day?

8. Oder: 12.5 mg PO of a drug.

Available: 5 mg scored tablets.

How many tablets should be administered?

9. Order: 100 mcg/day PO divided into two doses.

Available: 0.025 mg tablets.

How many tablets should be administered per dose? 

10. Order: Tylenol 160 mg by mouth as needed every six hours for pain for a child. 

Available: 80 mg per mL.

How many mL will be administered per dose? 

11. Oder: 100 mg PO t.i.d of a drug.

Available: 20 mL vials containing 50 mg/mL.

How many mL will be administered each day? 

12. Order: 0.25 mg of a medication. 

Available: 50 mcg/mL.

How many mL will the nurse administer? 

13. Order: A patient weighing 165 pounds has an order for a drug 100 mg/day divided into two doses.

Available: 10 mL vials containing 50 mg/mL.

How many mL should be administered per dose? 

14. Order: A 45-pound-child has an order for Furosemide 2 mg/kg PO once daily.

Available: Furosemide oral solution in 60 mL bottles containing 10 mg/mL.

How many mL should be administered per dose? 

15. Order: An 81-kg-patient is to receive an initial bolus dose of a drug 0.086 mg/kg over at least two minutes. 

Available: 4 mL vials containing 2.5 mg/mL.

How many mL should be administered?

 

Answer key is located in the Appendix

Oral Medication Extended Practice 2
1. The doctor writes an order for Diabinese 0.1 grams PO Q.d.
The drug container label reads Diabinese 100 mg tablets.
How many tablets should be given?
2. A patient is prescribed 250 mg Clozapine PO daily.
How many tablets would the patient take if each tablet contains 100 mg?
3. A patient is receiving 500 mg of Ceclor oral suspension.
The label says Ceclor 250 mg/5mL, and the bottle contains 100 mL.
How many mL of Ceclor should be given?
4. The order is for acetaminophen 10 mg/kg PRN every eight hours for an infant weighing 33 lbs.
How many mg of acetaminophen could the infant receive in a 24-hour period?
5. The order is for an antibiotic to be given every eight hours.
The recommended dose is 15 mg/kg of body weight every 24 hours. The infant weighs 22 lbs.
How many mg of the antibiotic should the infant receive per dose?
6. The patient is a 12-month-old female. Her weight is 44 lbs. The physician has ordered the following: Amoxicillin 25 mg/kg PO every eght hours.
The supply sent from the pharmacy is Amoxicillin 300 mg/3 mL.
How many mL should the nurse administer for each dose?
7. Give Fortaz 50 mg/kg PO t.i.d. to a child who weighs 25 kg.
Fortaz is available in an oral suspension labeled 100 mg/mL.
How many mL should be administered per dose?

8. Give Ceclor 45 mg/kg/day PO in three divided doses for a patient who weighs 66 pounds.

A 75 mL stock medication is labeled Ceclor 125 mg/mL.
How many mL would the nurse administer per dose?
Answer key is located in the Appendix

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