Math review

1. Order: Pindolol 5 mg p.o. b.i.d. for 1 week; then increase to 10 mg

b.i.d. the second week (2 marks)
 
Available: Pindolol tablets labelled 5 mg
a. How many tablets will the client need for the first week? _____ tab(s)
b. How many tablets will the client need for the second week? _____
tab(s)
2. Order:
Ampicillin 1 g p.o. as an initial dosage and then 500
mg p.o. q.i.d. 7 days thereafter (2 marks)
 
Available: Ampicillin capsules labelled 500 mg
 
a. How many capsules will you administer for the initial
dosage? _____ cap(s)
b. What is the total number of capsules needed for the
subsequent dosages for 7 days? _____ cap(s)
Order: Potassium chloride 40 mEq p.o. every day
(1mark)
 
Available: Potassium chloride 20 mEq per 15 mL
 
How many milliliters would the client receive?
_____ mL
 
Order: Coreg 6.25 mg p.o. b.i.d. (2
marks)
 
Available: Coreg tablets labelled 3.125
mg
 
a. How many tablets should the client
receive per dosage? _____ tab(s)
b. How many milligrams will the client
receive per day? _____ mg
 
Order: Vancocin HCl 0.6 g IV q12h
Available: (1 mark)

After reconstitution: 50 mg per mL

How many millilitres will you administer?
Order: Heparin 3,500 units subcutaneous q8h (1
mark)
 
Available: Heparin labelled 5,000 units per mL
 
How many millilitres will you administer?
 
Order: Digoxin 0.375 mg IV stat (1 mark)
Available:

How many millilitres will you prepare for administration?

 
500 mL of whole blood to infuse at 125 mL/hr
a. Determine the infusion time: _____(1 mark)
b. The transfusion was started at 2:40 PM.
When will the transfusion be completed?
_____(1 mark)
How much insulin is in 1 ml? ___________
What do you use a filter needle for?
When giving a subcutaneous
injection why is it unnecessary to
“aspirate”?
When performing a capillary blood
glucose test (CBGM) which part of
the finger should you use?
Why is “massaging” a site after an
injection contraindicated