Dosage Calculation RN Critical Care Online Practice Assessment 3.0 (with Complete Solutions)

A nurse is preparing to admin epinephrine 0.5 mg subcutaneous stat. available is epinephrine 1mg/ml. How many ml should the nurse admin? (round to the nearest tenth) correct answers 0.5 a nurse is preparing to admin dextrose 5% in water (D5W) 500 ml IV to infuse over 8 hr. the drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 60 got/ml. the nurse should set the manual IV infusion to deliver how many gtt/min? (round to whole number) correct answers 63 a nurse is preparing to admin diphenhydramine 40 mg IM stat. available is diphenhydramine injection 0.05g/ml. How many ml should the nurse administer? (round to nearest tenth) correct answers 0.8 a nurse is preparing to admin phenytoin 300 mg PO daily. available is phenytoin suspension 125 mg/5ml. how many mL should the nurse administer? (round to whole number) correct answers 12 a nurse is preparing to admin methyprednisolone 2 mg/kg IM stat to a school-age child who weighs 82 lb. available is methylprednisolone injection 40 mg/ml. how many mL should the nurse administer? (round to nearest tenth) correct answers 1.9 a nurse is preparing to administer hydrocortisone 4mg/kg/day IV bolus divided in equal doses every 12 hr to a school aged child who weighs 55 lbs. available is hydrocortisone injection 50 mg/ ml. how many mL should the nurse administer per dose? (round to whole number) correct answers 1 a nurse is preparing to administer heparin 15 units/kg/hr by continuous Iv infusion to a client who weighs 86 kg. available is 25,000 units of heparin in 0.9% sodium chloride (0.9% NaCl) 500 ml. the nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (round to nearest tenth) correct answers a nurse is preparing to administer cefotaxime 1,000 mg IM every 8 hr. available is cefotaxime injection 0.33 g/ mL. how many mL should the nurse administer per dose? (round to whole number) correct answers 3 a nurse is preparing to administer dextrose 5% in water (D5W) 150 mL IV to infuse over 45 min. the nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (round to whole number) correct answers 200 a nurse is preparing to administer nitroprusside 2.5 mcg/kg/min by cont. IV infusion to a toddler who weighs 10 kg. available is nitroprusside 50 mg in dextrose 5% in water (D5W) 250 mL. the nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (round to nearest tenth) correct answers 7.5