ATI DOSAGE CALC RN ADULT MED/SURG PRACTICE ASSESSMENT 3.0 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT!!!!

A nurse is preparing to administer methylprednisolone acetate 0.05 g IM. Available is methyprednisolone acetate injection 80 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer? - ANSWER 0.63 mL A nurse is preparing to administer 0.9% sodium chloride (0.9% NaCl) 1,000 mL IV to infuse at 125 mL/hr. The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 15 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the manual IV infusion to diliver how many gtt/min? - ANSWER 31 gtt/min A nurse is reviewing a client's prescriptions. The nurse should contact the provider to clarify which of the following prescriptions? - ANSWER Carvedilol 6.25 mg twice daily; hold for apical pulse less than 50/min A nurse is preparing to administer cefazolin 500 mg IM every 12 hr. Available is cefazolin injection 330 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose? - ANSWER 1.5 mL A nurse is preparing to administer 15 mL of codeine PO to a client. The nurse should identify that 15 mL is equivalent to which of the following measurments? - ANSWER 3 tsp A nurse is preparing to administer metoclopramide 10 mg PO every 6 hr. Available is metoclopramide 5 mg tablets. How many tablets should the nurse administer per dose? - ANSWER 2 A nurse is preparing to administer dextrose 5% water (D5W) 250 mL IV to infuse over 2 hr. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? - ANSWER 125 mL/hr A nurse is preparing to administer cefazolin 250 mg IM. Avalible is cefazolin powder 500 mg vial. Nurse reconstructs to 2 mL of sterile water to yeild a final of 225 mg/mL. how many mL? - ANSWER 1.1 mL A nurse is preparing to administer cefazolin 500mg IM to a pt. Available is cefazolin powder 500mg vial. The nurse reconstitutes the powder by adding 2mL of sterile water to yield a final concentration of cefazolin 225 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer? (Nearest 10th) - ANSWER 2.2 mL A nurse is preparing to administer gentamicin 6 mg/kg/day IM divided in three equal dos