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NRSG 1301 Techniques 1: Tutorial #4
This is for practice only and does not carry any weight in marks.
1. Ordered: Streptomycin 0.2 g IM q4h.
Supplied: 1000 mg / 1 mL
How many mL per dose?
How many milligrams is the client receiving per day?
2. Ordered: Dilauded 2.5 mg prn q6h.
Supplied: Dilauded 10 mg/mL.
How many mL are needed for one prn dose? (round to the nearest hundredths)
3. Ordered: 4,000 units Fragmin subcut BID
Supplied: 10,000 units /9.5 mL
How many mL are required for each dose?
4. Ordered: Clindamycin 600 mg IV TID
Supplied: Clindamycin 1000 mg / 3mL
How many mL will the client receive for one dose?
How many mL will the client receive for the whole day?
5. Ordered: Penicillin 455,000 units p.o. QID.
Supplied: Penicillin oral suspension 1,000,000 units/4 mL.
How many mL do you administer for one dose? (Round to the nearest tenth)
How many mL do you administer for one day? (Round to the nearest tenth)
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6. Ordered: Morphine 4 mg subcut q4h
Supplied: 2.5 mg/1.7 mL
What is the volume in mL you would administer for one dose?
7. Ordered: Kanamycin 150 mg IM q6h
Supplied: Kanamycin 500 mg / 4. 2mL
What is the volume you would administer for one dose? (Round to the nearest tenth)
8. Ordered: Heparin 3750 units subcut BID
Supplied: Heparin 10,000 units / mL
How many mL per dose? (Round to the nearest hundredth)
9. Convert the following:
a)
162 lb =_____________ Kg (Round to the nearest tenth)
b)
500 mL = ______________ L
c)
70 Kg = ________________lb
d)
3 tsp = _______________ mL
e)
1 T = ________________ tsp
f)
1200 mcg = ___________ mg
g)
5 oz = _____________ mL
h)
180 mL = _____________ T
i)
0.011 g = ______________ mg
j)
0.45 L = ____________ mL
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10.
2
13
11. 6
+
9
15
1
5
1
2
4
12.
4
=
13.
4
x
12
16
39
- 3
4
12
+
2
2
13
45
=
=
=
14. 140.2÷ 2.5 = (round to the nearest tenth)
15. 22.22 x 4.4 = (round to the nearest hundredth, tenth, whole number)
16. 444.4 + 44.4 + 4.44 = (round to the nearest tenth) =
17. 55.55 – 5.44 = (round to the nearest tenth)
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18. Fractions Decimals Percent (Do not round up or down. Go to the thousandths place when indicated **)
(Adapted from http://www.math-aids.com)
Fraction
Decimal
Percent
1
20
1
10
1
8
**
0.2
0.25
0.3
33.3%
0.375
2
5
1
2
0.6
0.625
7
10
3
4
0.5
0.8
90%
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ANSWERS:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
0.2 mL/dose; 12000 mg/day
0.25 mL/dose
3.8 mL/dose
1.8 mL/dose; 5.4 mL/day
1.8 mL/dose; 7.2 mL/day
2.7 mLl/dose
1.3 mL/dose
0.38 mL/dose
a. 73.6 Kg
b. 0.5 L
c. 154 lb
d. 15 mL
e. 3 tsp
f. 1.2 mg
g. 150 mL
h. 12 T
i. 11 mg
j. 450 mL
28
10.
39
5
11. 3
9
13
12. 1
15
1
13.
9
14. 56.1
15. 97.77; 97.8; 98
16. 493.2
17. 50.1
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Fraction
1
20
1
10
1
8
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𝟓
𝟏
𝟒
𝟑
𝟏𝟎
𝟑𝟑𝟑
∗∗
𝟏𝟎𝟎𝟎
𝟑
∗∗
𝟖
2
5
1
2
𝟑
𝟓
𝟓
∗∗
𝟖
𝟐
𝟒
7
10
3
4
𝟒
𝟓
𝟗
𝟏𝟎
Decimal
Percent
0.05
5%
0.1
10%
0.125
12.5%
0.2
20%
0.25
25%
0.3
30%
0.333
33.3%
0.375
37.5%
0.4
40%
0.5
50%
0.6
60%
0.625
62.5%
0.5
50%
0.7
70%
0.75
75%
0.8
80%
0.9
90%
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