2025 DOSAGE CALCULATION RN CRITICAL CARE
ONLINE PRACTICES ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS
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) 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)
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)
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) 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)
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)
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)
...
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)
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) 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)
7.5
a nurse is preparing to administer 0.9% sodium chloride (0.9% NaCl) 50 mL IV to infuse over 30
ONLINE PRACTICES ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS
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) 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)
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)
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) 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)
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)
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)
...
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)
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) 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)
7.5
a nurse is preparing to administer 0.9% sodium chloride (0.9% NaCl) 50 mL IV to infuse over 30
