NUR2755 Dosage Calculation Practice Quiz Comprehensive Questions (Frequently Tested) and Complete Solutions Graded A+_organized

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1. A medication order states, administer vancomycin 1000 mg in 500 mL D5W IV to
infuse over 2 hours via infusion pump. The IV pump must be set to ______mL/hr?
(Record answer as a whole number. Do not use a trailing zero.)

Correct Answer(s):
a. 250


2. A medication order states, administer gentamycin 160 mg IV every 8 hours. Available
is gentamycin 80 mg/2 mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose?
(Record answer as a whole number. Do not use a trailing zero.)

Correct Answer(s):
a. 4


3. A medication order states, lactated Ringers 1000 mL IV to infuse over the next 10
hours. What is the infusion rate in mL/hr? (Record answer as a whole number. Do not
use a trailing zero.)

Correct Answer(s):
a. 100


4. A medication order states, lidocaine 4 grams in 1000 mL D5W IV to infuse at 2
mg/min. What is the infusion rate in mL/hr? (Record answer as a whole number. Do not
use a trailing zero.)

Correct Answer(s):
a. 30


5. A medication order states, infuse 0.9% normal saline (NS) solution 1000 mL IV over 8
hours. The drop factor of the manual IV tubing available is 15 gtt/mL. The nurse should
set the flow rate to deliver how many gtt/min? (Round answer to the nearest whole
number. Do not use a trailing zero.)

Correct Answer(s):
a. 31


6. A medication order states, administer magnesium sulfate 2 grams in 500 mL D5W at
400 mg/hr via infusion pump. What is the infusion rate in mL/hr?
(Record answer as a whole number. Do not use a trailing zero.)




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