Dosage & Calculations Worksheet

Dosage & Calculations Worksheet **Dosage Calculation Conversions** 1 mg = 1000 mcg 1 gm = 1000 mcg 1 L = 1000 mL 1 mL = 1 cc 5 mL = 1 Tsp 3 Tsp = 1 Tbsp 15 mL = 1 Tbsp 30 mL = 1 oz 1 oz = 2 Tbsp 8 oz = 1 cup 1 kg = 1000 gm (g) 1 kg = 2.2 lbs 1. MD orders Morphine 0.5 mg IV every 4 hours as needed for pain. The vial is labeled 2 mg/ml. How many mL will you give per dose? 2. MD orders Versed 4 mg IV pre-procedural. The vial is labeled 1 mg/ml. How many mL will you give per dose? 3. MD orders Heparin 100 units subq daily. The vial is labeled 50 units/mL. How many mL will you give per dose? 4. MD orders Benadryl 25 mg IV as needed for itching. The vial is labeled 1000 mcg/ml. How many mL will you give per dose? 5. MD orders Digoxin 0.125 mg IV stat. The vial is labeled 500 mcg/2ml. How many mL will you give per dose? 1. Doctor’s order: 300 mL of NS to infuse over 6 hours. Hourly Rate? 2. Doctor’s order: 2L of D5W1/2 NS to infuse over 48 hours. Hourly Rate? 3. Doctor’s order: 0.8 L of NS to infuse over 45 minutes. Hourly Rate? Dosage & Calculations Worksheet 1. Doctor orders Benadryl for a child that weighs 98 lbs. The safe dose range for Benadryl is 5 mg/kg/day. What is the safe dosage for this child? 2. A child weighs 52 lbs. The child has a fever and the doctor orders Tylenol. The safe dose range of this medication is 10-15 mg/kg every 6 hours. What is the maximum safe dose this child can have per day? 3. Doctor orders 200 mg of Ibuprofen every 8 hrs. The child weighs 49 lbs. The safe dosage range for this medication is 5-10 mg/kg/dose. What is the safe dosage range for this particular child? Is this a safe dose for this child? 4. Doctor orders Digoxin 0.92 mg daily for a child that weighs 16 lbs. The safe dosage for this medication is 812 mcg/kg/day. Is this a safe dosage for this child? 1. The provider orders 12 mg/kg of Acyclovir. The patient weighs 115 lbs. Acyclovir is supplied as 100 mg/2mL. How many mL will you administer per dose? 2. 2. The provider orders 12 units/kg/hr Heparin infusion. The patient weighs 200 lbs. You’re supplied with a 30,000 units/500mL bag. What is the mL/hour rate? 3. The provider orders 10 mcg/kg/min of a Dopamine infusion. The patient weighs 170 lbs. Dopamine issupplied as 500 mg/500mL. How many mL/hr will you administer? 1. MD orders Lactulose 5 Grams by mouth twice a day. The pharmacy dispenses you with 40 grams/30 ml. How many ml will you administer per dose? 2. MD orders Noxafil oral suspension 25,000 mcg by mouth daily. The pharmacy dispenses you with 100 mg/ml. How many ml will you administer per dose? 3. MD orders Ibuprofen 6mg/kg by mouth every 4 hours as needed for pain for a child. The child weighs 64 lbs. Pharmacy dispenses you with 50mg/2ml. How many ml will you administer per dose? Dosage & Calculations Worksheet 4. MD orders GI cocktail 250 mg by mouth every 4 hours for one day. The pharmacy dispenses you with 100 mg/2ml. How many ml will you administer DAILY? 1. MD orders Armour Thyroid gr. X by mouth daily. You’re supplied with 300 mg tablets. How many tablets will you administer per dose? 2. MD orders Tylenol 1 Gram by mouth every 6 hours as needed for pain. You’re supplied with 5 grains per capsule. How man capsules will you administer per dose? 3. MD orders a liquid suspension of Aspirin 180 mg by mouth daily. You’re supplied with Aspirin gr. V per 2 mL. How many mL will you administer per dose? 4. MD orders Diazepam 5 mg IV every 6 hours as needed for agitation. You’re supplied with gr. iss/2mL. How many mL will you administer per dose?