OPC Nursing Assessments 20%
OPC Nursing Assessments 20%
OPC Nursing Assessments 20%
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OPC Nursing trainee administers range of medication and maintains
in work place Assessments 20%
1. The physician has ordered D5W 1200 milliliters in 12 hours using 15 drops per milliliter
infusion rate. What is the IV infusion rate in drops per minute?
A. 25drop/hours C. 50 drop/hours
B. 25 drop/minutes D. 50 drop/minutes
2. A physician orders azithromycin for oral suspension at a dose of 15 mg/kg/day, divided
every 12 h, for a child that weighs 36 lb. Calculate the volume of oral suspension, in mL,
that should be administered for each dose of a 200-mg/5-mL suspension
A. 3.1 ml/dose C. 246mg/day
B. 123mg/dose D. 16.4 mg/day
3. A common dose seen in paediatric prescribing is 62.5 mg phenoxymethylpenicillin four
times a day. This is the recommended dose for a child 1 month–1 year. The readily
available mixture is 125 mg/5 mL. Therefore to provide a dose of 62.5 mg we give 2.5
mL of a 125 mg/mL mixture.
A. 2.5ml C. 25ml
B. 2.5mg D. 25gm
4. What is the percentage strength when 5 mL of disinfectant concentrate is made up to 1
litter with water?
A. 0.05% v/v C. 0.5% v/v
B. 0.15% v/v D. 1.5% v/v
5. A 16-pound child with meningitis is prescribed ampicillin IV 200mg/kg/day in 4 divided
doses. Ampicillin comes in vials containing500mg of powder so calculate the dose of the
drug in mg.
A. 36mg/dose C. 36g/dose
B. 360mg/dose D. 360g/dose
6 which one of the following is correct
A. 5ml for a large muscle (gluteusmedius) in a well developed adult
B. 3to4ml for less developed muscles in children, elderly, and thin clients
C. 0.5to1.0ml for the deltoid muscle
D. All
7 ____is medication administration refers to the process of giving medication directly into a
patient's vein.
A. IV C. A&B
B. Intravenous D. None
8 The nurse administers medication intravenously by the following method except
A. IM injection on deltoid muscle C. Intravenous Push
B. Large-Volume Infusions D. B&C
9 Which one is not Common Isotonic fluids
A. 0.225% Saline (1/4 NS) C. Dextrose 5% in water (D5W)
B. Normal saline (0.9%) D. Ringer Lactate (RL)
10 _____is fluid that have high Osmolality than that of the body blood Plasma
A. Isotonic fluids C. Hypotonic fluids
B. Hypertonic fluids D. None