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Foundations and Adult Health Nursing Test Bank
Chapter 17 : Dosage Calculation and Medication Administration Cooper: Foundations and Adult Health Nursing, 9th Edition Questions
Question 1 of 5
What is 0.9% expressed as a decimal?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Remove the % and move the decimal point two places to the left.
Question 2 of 5
What is expressed as a percent?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Change a fraction to a percent by dividing the numerator by the denominator and multiplying by 100.
Question 3 of 5
Which is the same ratio as 2:100?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The value of a ratio is not changed if both sides are multiplied or divided by the same number.
Question 4 of 5
The medication order reads "Ibuprofen 600 mg PO tid." The bottle is labeled "Ibuprofen 200 mg/tab." How many tablets should the nurse administer?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Desired dose over available dose times the unit. The unit is what the available dose is contained in.
Question 5 of 5
The health care provider has ordered furosemide 20 mg stat. The ampule is labeled 40 mg/mL. What dose should the nurse administer?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Desired dosage over the available dosage times the unit. The unit is what the available dosage is contained in.