Week 7_Critical Care medications ALL QUESTIONS, ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES ‘A+’ 100%

a nurse is preparing to administer nitroprusside 4 mcg/kg/min by continuous IV infusion to a client who weight 57 kg. available is nitroprusside 50 mg in 250 mL dextrose 5% in water, D5W. the nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? round to the nearest tenth 4 mcg/kg/min 57 kg 50 mg in 250 mL how many mL/hr? solve: 4/1000 x 57 x 60 = 13.68 mg/hr X mL/hr = 13.68 /50 x 250 X = 68.4 mL/hr a nurse is preparing to administer heparin 15 units/kg/hr by continuous IV infusion for a client who weighs 51 kg. available is 25000 units of heparin in 500 mL 0.9% sodium chloride. the nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? round to the nearest tenth 15 units/kg/hr 51 kg 25000 units in 500 mL how many mL/hr? solve: 15 x 51 = 765 units / hr X mL/hr = 765 / 25000 x 500 X = 15.3 mL/hr a nurse is preparing to administer a one time dose of gentamicin 120 mg over 2 hr to a client. available is gentamicin 120 mg in 100 mL of 0.9% sodium chloride. the nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? round to the whole number 120 mg over 2 hr 120 mg in 100 mL. how many mL/hr? solve: 120 / 2 = 60 mg/hr X mL/hr = 60 / 120 x 100 X = 50 mL/hr a nurse is preparing to administer nitroglycerin 50 mcg/min by continuous IV infusion. available is nitroglycerin 25 mg in 250 mL dextrose 5% in water D5W. the nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? round to the whole number 50 mcg/min 25 mg in 250 mL how many mL/hr? solve 50 / 1000 x 60 = 3 mg / hr X mL/hr = 3 / 25 x 250 X = 30 mL/hr a nurse is preparing to administer regular insulin 0.1 unit/kg/hr by continuous IV infusion to a client who weighs 60 kg. the amount available is regular insulin 50 units in 50 mL of sodium chloride. the nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? round to the whole number 0.1 unit/kg/hr 60 kg 50 unit in 50 mL how many mL/hr?