Exam 5: Injectable Medication Calculations

In general, which is absorbed faster, an oral medication or a parenteral medication?

Directions: Indicate the requested dose with a line through the calibration on the syringe. -4.4 mL

Ordered: Solu-Cortef 0.2 g IM stat, an anti-inflammatory steroid, for a patient with severe inflammatory response a. Estimated dose: b. How many mL will you prepare?

Directions: Indicate the requested dose with a line through the calibration on the syringe. -0.8 mL

Directions: Indicate the requested dose with a line through the calibration on the syringe. -8.6 mL

Ordered: Phenobarbital sodium 0.06 g IM stat for a patient who needs sedation Available: Phenobarbital sodium 120 mg per 2 mL a. Estimated dose: b. How many mL will you prepare?

Directions: Indicate the requested dose with a line through the calibration on the syringe. -3.6 mL

What are the names of three diseases cited in the text that can be contracted from a needlestick injury?

Ordered: Morphine sulfate 15 mg and Promethazine 20 mg both IM stat for a patient with postoperative pain Round each dose to the nearest tenth of a mL. a. Estimated dose: b. How many mL of Morphine will you prepare? c. How many mL of Promethazine will you prepare? d. What will be the total dose to nearest tenth of a mL? e. Indicate the total combined dose on the syringe.

Directions: Indicate the requested dose with a line through the calibration on the syringe. -4.8 mL

Ordered: Ativan 3 mg IM stat for a patient with anxiety a. Estimated dose: b. How many mL will you prepare?

What is the descriptor for medications that when combined in one syringe or solution interact and cause undesired changes in composition or effects such as crystallization?

Directions: Indicate the requested dose with a line through the calibration on the syringe. -2.9 mL

Ordered: Haldol 4 mg IM HS prn for a patient with agitation a. Estimated dose: b. How many mL will you prepare?

An error of dosage with one decimal place, such as preparing 1 mL instead of 0.1 mL results in how much of an error?

Directions: Examine the following syringes. Notice the total capacity and the 1 mL markings. Indicate the filled-in dose measurement in the space provided. -Total capacity: _____ mL Smallest measurable dose: _____ mL Indicated dose: _____ mL

What is the name and abbreviation for the route used for skin test injections?

Directions: Indicate the requested dose with a line through the calibration on the syringe. -6.4 mL

Directions: Examine the following syringes. Notice the total capacity and the 1 mL markings. Indicate the filled-in dose measurement in the space provided. -Total capacity: _____ mL Smallest measurable dose: _____ mL Indicated dose: _____ mL

Ordered: Epoetin alfa 13,000 units subcut twice weekly for a cancer patient with severe anemia a. Estimated dose: b. How many mL will you prepare to the nearest tenth (after reading the label and label insert)?