Title: Drug Safety Practice
Course: NUR 1210C Adult Health

Q: Physician Order: Cerebrex 150 mg
Available: 500 mg/10 mL
Administer: ____ mL
A: 3

Q: Physician Order: Lispro insulin 5 units.
Available: 100 units./mL- (no insulin syringe available)
Administer: ____ mL
A: 0.05

Q: Physician Order: Leukine 0.5 mg.
Available: 500mcg./1.5 mL
Administer: ____ mL
A: 1.5

Q: Physician Order: Lasix 40 mg.
Available: 20mg/tablet
Administer: ____ Tablet(s)
A: 2

Q: Physician Order: Dilaudid 2 mg.
Available: 10 mg./mL
Administer: Waste ____ mL
A: 0.8

Q: Physician Order: Indocin 15 mg po daily
Available: 10 mg tablets
Administer: Waste ____ tablet(s)
A: 0.5

Q: Physician Order: NPH insulin 32 units.
Available: 100 units./mL
Administer: ____ units
A: 32

Q: Physician Order: Digoxin 0.125 mg
Available: 0.5 mg./2mL
Administer: ____ mL
A: 0.5

Q: Physician Order: Ampicillin 150 mg. IV every 6 hours
Available: 250 mg. powder; (instructions: Add 4.8 mL diluent to yield 5 mL of soln)
Administer: ____ mL
A: 3

Q: Physician Order: Ancef  250 mg. IV every 8 hours.
Available: 500 mg. powder; (add 2 mL sterile water to yield 2.2 mL of soln
Administer: ____ mL
A: 1.1

Q: Physician Order: Phenobarbital 0.03 g..
Available: 30 mg./tablet
Administer: ____ tablet
A: 1

Q: Physician Order: Guafenesin 3 t
Available: mL
Administer: ____ mL
A: 15

Q: Physician Order: 0.9%NSS 500 mL . to infuse over 4 hrs.
Available:  Drop factor is 10
Administer: ____ mL/hr
A: 125

Q: Physician Order: There is a 500 D5W IV to run over 5 hours
Available: Tubing delivers 15 gtts/mL;
Administer: ____ mL/hr
A: 100

Q: Physician Order: Flagyl 100 mg in 50 mL NSS IV  to infuse in 30 minutes
Available: Drop factor is 60
Administer: ____ gtts/min
A: 100

Q: Physician Order: Heparin 10 units/hr
Available: Heparin 200 units in 500 mL mL of  NSS IV
Administer: ____ mL/hr
A: 25

Q: Physician Order: Valproic Acid 15 mg./kg bid IM
Available: 74 Kg. woman;  Vial of Valproic acid 500 mg /5 mL
Administer: ____ mL
A: 11.1

Q: Physician Order: Heparin 50 units/kg. diluted in 100 mL of 0.9% normal saline.
Available: 68 year old client weighs 150 lbs.; Vial of Heparin 100 unit/mL
Administer: ____ mL
A: 34.1

Q: Physician Order: Vancomycin 1000 mg IV in  250 mL of D5W   to infuse over 1 hour
Available: Drop factor is 15
Administer: ____ mL/hr.
A: 250

Q: Physician Order: Ampicillin 500 mg  IV   in 100 ml  Ordered to infuse over an ½ hour
Available: Drop factor is 10
Administer: ____ mL/hr.
A: 200

Q: Physician Order: Digoxin 0.125 mg. per Nasogastric tube.
Available: Ampule of  50 micrograms/mL
Administer: ____ mL
A: 2.5

Q: Physician Order: The client was prescribed Prednisone 45 mg. Monday, and told to decrease the dose by 5 mg. each day.
Available: The tablets are 5 mg. each. How many tablets will the client take on Thursday?
Administer: ____ Tablet(s)
A: 6

Q: Physician Order: Aminophylline 40 mg./hr.
Available: 500 mL of D5W with 250 mg. Aminophylline added.
Administer: ____ mL/hr
A: 80

Q: Physician Order: Solu Medrol 200 mg IV q6 h
Available: Vial contains 62.5 mg/mL
Administer: ____ mL/q6h
A: 3.2

Q: Physician Order: Ancef 1 Gm. in 50 mL NSS infuse  over 20 minutes.
Available: Drop factor is 10
Administer: ____ mL/hr
A: 150

Q: Physician Order: Zosyn 3.375mg  in NSS IV is to run at a rate of 150 mL/hr.
Available: Drop factor is 10
Administer: ____ gtts/min
A: 25

Q: Physician Order: D5W 2000 mL IV starts at 1530 hours . Rate is 125 mL/hr
Available: Drop Factor is  10 gtts/ml. What time will infusion complete? (round to the nearest ½ hour and use military time).
Administer: ____ Hours
A: 0730

Q: Physician Order: A new IV of 1000 mL of Normal Saline solution is hung at 0900.
Infuse at 125 mL/hr.;
Available: Expect to  hang the next bag at what time? (round to the nearest ½ hour and use military time).
Administer: ____ Hours
A: 1700

Q: Physician Order: D5W 1200 mL IV starts at 1600 hours. Rate is 108 ml/hr
Available: Drop Factor is 15 mL/hr.What is the infusion time in hours?
Administer: ____ Hours
A: 11

Q: Physician Order: D5W 0.45NSS IV @ 150  mL/hr
Available: What volume will infuse over 2 hrs
Administer: ____mL
A: 300

Q: Physician Order: Heparin IV Bolus of 80 units/kg
Available: Patient weighs 165 lbs
Administer: ____Units
A: 6000

Q: Physician Order: Rocephin 750 mg IM daily
Available: Reconstitute with 2.1 mL of sterile water so 1 mL = 350 mg
Administer: ____mL
A: 2.1

Q: Physician Order: Ancef 1 gram in 100 mL D5W to infuse over 45 minutes
Available: Drop Factor 60 gtts/ml
Administer: ____gtts/min
A: 133