Chapter 04: Calculating Drug Doses

Chapter 04: Calculating Drug Doses

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. One milliliter (mL) is equivalent to how many drops (gtts) of liquid?

ANS:  C

Orders in respiratory care may often involve drops, such as 4 drops of racemic epinephrine, with 2.5 cubic centimeters (cc) of distilled water. The following equivalence is used: 16 drops (gtts) = 1 milliliter (mL).

REF:   p. 67

2. One cubic centimeter is equivalent to how many milliliters?

ANS:  B

One cubic centimeter (cc) is equivalent to 1 milliliter (mL):

1 cc = 1 mL.

REF:   p. 67

3. One standard teaspoon is the equivalent to how many milliliters?

ANS:  B

One standardized teaspoon is equivalent to 5 mL. The patient should be reminded that the size of a teaspoon used as an eating utensil may vary from that of a standardized measuring utensil.

REF:   p. 67

4. You have atropine 0.4 mg/mL in a vial of liquid. How many milliliters would be needed for a 1.0-mg dose?

ANS:  B

REF:   p. 68