Questions with Correct Answers (100
out of 100)
A medication drip is ordered at 13 units/kg/hr.The patient weighs 50 kg. The medication is available in a
concentration of 25,000 units/500 mL. The medication should be infused at _____mL per hour. -
Answer -13
A medication is ordered as an IV drip at 3 units/kg/hr for a patient weighting 108 kg. The concentration
of the medication is 2 units/mL. The drip should be set at _____ mL/hr. - Answer -162
A patient weighs 630 grams and has a glucose level of 208 mg/dL. The Physician has ordered Insulin 0.2
units/kg for glucose level > 200. Insulin is available in the following concentration: 0.5 units/mL. The dose
to be given would be _____mL. (record your answer using two decimal places) - Answer -NOT 0???
A physician orders to give a 80 mg of a medication IV push. The available dose 100 mg/10 mL. The nurse
should administer _____ mL's to the patient. - Answer -8
An IV piggyback (IVPB) of 10,000 units/100 mL is to be given over 45 minutes. The pump should
programmed to deliver _____mL/hr.(round to the nearest whole number) - Answer -133
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The order is for 0.375 mg of a medication to be given IV. The medication is supplied 500 mcg/2 mL. The
patient will receive____mL. (record your answer using one decimal place) - Answer -1.5
The patient is to receive 1,000 mL of IVF over 8 hours. The IV set delivers 15 gtts/mL. The drip rate will be
______gtts/min.(round to the nearest whole number) - Answer -31
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The patient weighs 700 grams. You are given orders to administer a medication 1 mEq/kg IV. The
medication is available in 0.5 mEq/mL. The dose to be given would be _______mL. (record your answer
using one decimal place) - Answer -NOT 140
The physician has ordered 100 mcg of medication IV Push. It is available in a pre-mixed syringe with a
concentration of 1 mg/mL. You will give ___mL. - Answer -.1
The physician has ordered 60 grams of a medication. On hand, you have medication available at 15
grams/30 mL. You will administer _____mL. - Answer -120