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The order reads Erythromycin 1 gram po. You have tablets that are 205 mg each.  How many will you give? _________ tablets  

Your newborn patient weighs 3 kilograms.  How many pounds does your patient weigh? Only include number in answer.

The order is for cefazolin (Ancef) 750 mg IM.  You have a vial labeled 1 gm in 3 mL sterile water. Your syringe is accurate to 1/100 mL.   How much will you give? _________ml  Round to the hundredth.

Order reads Potassium Chloride 15 mEq (milliequivalents).  The label states 20 mEq/10 ml.  How many mls will you give? Include only number in answer. Round to the tenth.

1 tablespoon = ______ ml Include only number in answer.

Order reads Procardia 20 mg po T.I.D.  The label reads 10 mg/capsule.  How many capsules will you give per day? Include only number in answer.

5. 2 mcg=_________mg

You are to deliver 0.8 mg of a medication. You have a concentration of 250 mcg per mL.  How much will you administer?  Your syringe is accurate to 1/10th mL                 _________mL     

5 mg = _________mcg Include only number in answer.

You are the student nurse and your patient is prescribed a dose of 100mg of Metoprolol Tartrate Tablets to be given at 0900.  On hand you have available Metoprolol Tartrate 50mg tablets.  How many tablets will you administer to the patient?