Exam 15: Oral Medications

Calculate the following dosage. Order: Ziprasidone 40 mg PO daily Available: Administer ________ capsule(s)each day

Calculate the following dosage.Answer in decimal form rounding to the nearest tenth if applicable. Order: Methadone hydrochloride 25 PO daily Available: Methadone hydrochloride 10 mg per scored tablets Administer _______ tablet(s)

Calculate the following dosage. Order: Evista 60 mg PO daily Available: Evista 60 mg per tablet Administer _______ tablet(s)

Calculate the following dosage. Order: Synthroid 0.3 mg PO daily Available: Synthroid 0.15 mg per tablet Administer ________ tablet(s)

Complete with the correct word(s).The most common form of oral medication is the __________.

Calculate the following dosage. Order: Celecoxib 200 mg PO daily Available: Administer ________ tablet(s)

Calculate the following dosage.Answer in decimal form to the nearest tenth.Separate answers with a comma followed by a space. Order: Prednisone 7.5 mg PO QID Available: Administer __________ tablet(s)per dose and tell the patient that this bottle will last ___________ days.

Calculate the following dosage.Separate answers with a comma followed by a space. Order: Enalapril maleate 7.5 mg PO BID Available: Administer _________ tablet(s)per dose with a total daily dosage of ________ mg.

Complete with the correct word(s).An elongated tablet that is coated for easy swallowing is referred to as a __________.

Calculate the following dosage.Round oral liquids to the nearest tenth as indicated. Order: Biaxin 175 mg PO q12h Available: Biaxin 50 mg per mL Administer _________ mL

Calculate the following dosage.Round oral liquids to the nearest tenth as indicated. Order: Azithromycin 160 mg susp PO daily Available: Administer ________ mL

Calculate the following dosage. Order: Sertraline hydrochloride 200 mg PO daily Available: Administer _______ capsule(s)

Calculate the following dosage.Separate answers with a comma followed by a space. Order: Atorvastatin calcium 20 mg PO every day Available: The patient needs to take ______ tablet(s)per day and will need a total of ______ tablets per week.

Calculate the following dosage. Order: Clozapine 75 mg PO daily Available: Administer _______ tablet(s)

Calculate the following dosage. Order: Ranitidine 300 mg PO daily at bedtime Available: Ranitidine 150 mg per tablet Administer _______ tablet(s)

Calculate the following dosage.Round oral liquids to the nearest tenth as indicated.Separate answers with a comma followed by a space. Order: Diazepam 4 mg via nasogastric tube TID Available: Diazepam oral solution 5 mg per 5 mL You will administer _____ mL per dose and the patient will receive _______ mg each day

Calculate the following dosage.Separate answers with a comma,followed by a space. Order: Vibramycin 200 mg PO BID for 14 days Available: Administer _______ capsule(s)per dose and the total number of capsules that the patient will take in 14 days is _______ capsules.

Calculate the following dosage. Order: Feldene 20 mg PO daily Available: Feldene 10 mg per capsule Administer ________ capsule(s)

Calculate the following dosage.Separate answers with a comma followed by a space. Order: Cardura 8 mg PO daily Available: Cardura 2 mg per tablet and Cardura 4 mg per tablet The dosage strength of Cardura that would be most appropriate to use is the ______ mg tablets and you would administer _______ tablet(s).

Complete with the correct number.The nurse should question and check any calculation that indicates you should administer more than _______ tablets or capsules to achieve a single dose.