Conversion of The metric and home system

Conversion of the metric and home system (please carry out the calculation procedure

and round one decimal place.

a. 9 teaspoons = _____________ tablespoons

b. 1.9 g to ______________ mcg

C. 95 ml one _______________ teaspoon

d. 0.0075 µl a _____________ul

me. 75 drops to ____________ ml

F. 3.5 ml to _____________ ounces

gram. 45 mg = _____________ micrograms

H. 95 kg = _____________ pounds

Yo. 0.70 ml one ____________ tablespoon

J. 1.5 liters = ____________ ml

K. 3/4 g = ______________ micrograms

I 37.4 CO = ____________ DE

meter. 115oF = ____________oC

north. 65ml = ______________ L

II. Dose calculation (please perform the calculation procedure and round to

one decimal place):

1. A client is prescribed Venlafaxine (Effexor) 75mg po qam and 150mg qhs.

Venlafaxine is supplied as 37.5 mg tablets. How many tablets will the

nurse in one day? _________ tablets.

2. A client is prescribed Lithium 600mg PO in the morning and 1000mg in the

go to bed. Pharmacy supplies 150mg tablets. How many tablets should

administered throughout the day? __________ tablets.

3. A client with major depression is prescribed Paroxetine (Paxil) oral solution

50mg PO daily. Paxil Oral solution comes in 10mg/5ml. What is the amount of

medication to administer?

4. A client is prescribed Clozipine (Clozaril) 12.5mg q 12 hours. Favor of

increase 25mg/day until reaching the dose of 350mg/day. On what day will it reach

maximum dose? _______ day.

5. A client with Bipolar I Disorder is started on Lamictal (Lamitrigine)

25mg PO q day for two weeks. Double the dose every week until reaching the

200mg/day dose. In what week will the maximum dose be reached? ______ week.

6. A customer has ordered Fluphenazine concentrate (Prolixin) 20mg PO bid and

5mg PO PRN every 6 hours. It should not exceed 40 mg PO daily. The Prolixin

concentrate comes in 5mg/ml. Up to how many ml of PRN dose can be

manage the customer?

7. The client has ordered Risperdal (Risperidone) 4mg PO bid and I have available

Risperdal tablets 2mg PO. How many tablets will be administered in a day

to the client? ______ tablets.

8. A client is prescribed Depakote Syrup 2000mg PO at bedtime and I have

hand 250mg/5ml. How many milliliters should be administered?

9. A customer has ordered Lorazepam (Ativan) 2mg PO qid and Ativan 1.5mg PO

PRN every 8 hours. For agitation, do not exceed 10mg/day. I have Ativan available

oral concentration 2mg/ml. Up to how many milliliters PRN will the

male nurse?

10. A client with Generalized Anxiety Disorder is prescribed Paroxetine

(Paxil) 30mg PO at bedtime. I have Paxil 20mg per tablet available. How many

tablets should the nurse administer?

11. A client with Bulimia Nervosa is prescribed Prozac oral solution 80mg PO

daily. The drug comes Prozac 20mg/5ml. How many ml should be administered

daily?

III. Calculate the flow rate for infusions: (You must perform the procedure of the

calculation and round to one decimal place).

1. Order: 100ml of Gentamicin in 3/4 hours, 15gtt/min line.

2. Order: 1500ml NS in 24 hours, 20gtt/min line.

3. The doctor prescribes 1000ml of 5% dextrose in 0.9% sodium chloride to ajar

in 6 hours. Should you calculate the flow rate in mL per hr? (Round to one place

decimal).

4. A client diagnosed with anorexia nervosa is admitted for dehydration. I know

He prescribes an IV of 1000ml D5W to slow down to 75cc/hr. Calculate the flow in drops per

minutes. The line is 15gtt/min.

5. The nurse has prepared Nitroprusside 50mg in 250ml of Dextrose in water at

5%. The client should receive 1.5mg/min. For what reason should the nurse

set the infusion to deliver per minute?