Dosage Calculations
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Welcome to the Medication Orders Quiz. This 20-question, untimed assessment checks your understanding of the lesson and provides explanations for each answer. Mastering these fundamental skills is crucial for accurate dosage calculations, better patient care, and safety.
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Question 1 of 19
1. Question
Which of these must come first in the medication order?
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Question 2 of 19
2. Question
Which of these are not included in the first five components of a medication order?
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Question 3 of 19
3. Question
What is the official name for the first five items in the medication order?
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Question 4 of 19
4. Question
What should you do if a medication order is hard to read?ย
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Question 5 of 19
5. Question
Put the following pieces of the Five Rights of Medication Orders into the correct order.ย
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Medication
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Frequency
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Route
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Dosage
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Patient Name
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Question 6 of 19
6. Question
What does the abbreviation p.o. mean?ย
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Question 7 of 19
7. Question
What does the abbreviation b.i.d. mean?
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Question 8 of 19
8. Question
What does the abbreviation p.c. mean?
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Question 9 of 19
9. Question
What does the abbreviation p.r.n. mean?
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Question 10 of 19
10. Question
What does the abbreviation q.4h mean?
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Question 11 of 19
11. Question
How would you write the following order?
A patient requires 30 milliliters of magnesium hydroxide by mouth daily.
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30 mL
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p.o.
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Daily
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magnesium hydroxide
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Question 12 of 19
12. Question
How would you write the following order?
A patient requires 5 milligrams of warfarin by mouth before eating.
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5 mg
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p.o.
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warfarin
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a.c.
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Question 13 of 19
13. Question
How would you write a medication order for a patient who needs 24 mg of dextromethorphan cough syrup by mouth every four hours?
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24 mg
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q.4h
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p.o.
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Dextromethorphan cough syrup
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Question 14 of 19
14. Question
How would you write an order for one half of a milligram of digoxin by mouth daily?
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digoxin
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p.o.
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0.5 mg
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daily
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Question 15 of 19
15. Question
How would you write an order for a patient needing 3 milligrams of cariprazine by mouth daily?ย
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daily
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3 mg
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cariprazine
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p.o.
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Question 16 of 19
16. Question
How would you write an order for a patient needing 25 milligrams orally of digoxin after meals?
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digoxin
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p.o.
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0.25 mg
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p.c.
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Question 17 of 19
17. Question
How would you write an order for a patient needing 45 milligrams of regular insulin subcutaneously daily?ย
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45 mg
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Sub-Q
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Regular Insulin
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daily
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Question 18 of 19
18. Question
How would you write an order for a patient needing 4 milligrams of hydromorphone orally every eight hours?ย
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q.8h
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4 mg
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hydromorphone
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p.o.
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Question 19 of 19
19. Question
How would you write an order for a patient needing 40 mg of methadone intravenously at bedtime?
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40mg
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methadone
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IV
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at bedtime
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