Critical Care Medications Practice Questions With Verified Answers 2025

A nurse is preparing to administer 0.45% sodium chloride (0.45% NaCl) 600 mL IV to infuse over 12 hr to a client. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number.) - correct answer--50 mL/hr A nurse is preparing to administer 0.9% sodium chloride (0.9% NaCl) 1,000 mL IV to infuse over 10 hr to a client. The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 15 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the manual IV infusion pump to deliver how many gtt/min? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number.) - correct answer--25 gtt/min A nurse is preparing to administer 0.9% sodium chloride (0.9% NaCl) 10 mL/kg IV to infuse over 3 hr to a toddler who weighs 28 lb. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number.) - correct answer--42 mL/hr A nurse is preparing to administer 0.9% sodium chloride (0.9% NaCl) 20 mL/kg IV to infuse over 6 hr to a school-age child who weighs 55 lb. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number.) - correct answer--83 mL/hr A nurse is preparing to administer 0.9% sodium chloride (0.9% NaCl) 200 mL IV to infuse over 2 hr. The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 10 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the manual IV pump to deliver how many gtt/min? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number.) - correct answer--17 gtt/min A nurse is preparing to administer 0.9% sodium chloride (0.9% NaCl) 50 mL IV to infuse over 30 min to an infant. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number.) - correct answer--100 mL/hr A nurse is preparing to administer acetaminophen (Tylenol) 10 mg/kg PO every 6 hr to a toddler who weighs 20 lb. Available is acetaminophen liquid 80 mg/5 mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth.) - correct answer--5.7 mL A nurse is preparing to administer adenosine (Adenocard) 0.1 mg/kg IV bolus stat to a toddler who weighs 28 lb. Available is adenosine injection 3 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth.) - correct answer- -0.4 mL A nurse is preparing to administer albuterol sulfate 0.2 mg/kg PO every 8 hr to a toddler who weighs 28 lb. Available is albuterol sulfate syrup 2 mg/5 mL. How many mL should