Saudi Prometric Nursing Pharmacology and Drug Calculations

Question 1

A patient weighing 70 kg is prescribed gentamicin 5 mg/kg IV once daily. What is the correct dose?

Accepted Answer

350 mg

Answer

500 mg

Answer

250 mg

Answer

420 mg

Question 2

A nurse is preparing to administer heparin 5,000 units subcutaneously. The available vial contains 10,000 units/mL. How many mL should be administered?

Accepted Answer

0.5 mL

Answer

1 mL

Answer

0.25 mL

Answer

2 mL

Question 3

A patient is prescribed morphine 4 mg IV. The available solution contains 10 mg in 5 mL. How many mL should the nurse administer?

Accepted Answer

2 mL

Answer

0.4 mL

Answer

4 mL

Answer

8 mL

Question 4

A nurse is administering an IV infusion of 1,000 mL normal saline over 8 hours. Using a drip set of 20 drops/mL, what is the correct drip rate in drops per minute (dpm)?

Accepted Answer

42 dpm

Answer

20 dpm

Answer

50 dpm

Answer

125 dpm

Question 5

A patient is prescribed dopamine 400 mg in 250 mL D5W to infuse at 5 mcg/kg/min. The patient weighs 80 kg. What is the infusion rate in mL/hr?

Accepted Answer

15 mL/hr

Answer

30 mL/hr

Answer

7.5 mL/hr

Answer

60 mL/hr

Question 6

A nurse is administering IV ampicillin 500 mg in 100 mL normal saline to be infused over 30 minutes. Using a microdrip set (60 drops/mL), what is the drip rate?

Accepted Answer

200 dpm

Answer

100 dpm

Answer

50 dpm

Answer

120 dpm