Dosage Calculations
0.9% normal saline with inamrinone (Inocor) 0.1 grams/100 ml is prescribed for a client with
heart failure. The medication is to be delivered at a rate of 400 mcg/minute. The nurse should
program the infusion pump to deliver how many ml/hour? (Enter numeric value only. If rounding
is required, round to the nearest whole number.) - ANS-24
\A 180-pound adult male is admitted to the Emergency Center after receiving thermal burns to
60 percent of his body. Using the Parkland formula of 4 ml/kg/24 hours, the client should receive
how many ml of fluid during the first 24 hours? (Enter the numeric value only. If rounding is
required, round to the nearest whole number.) - ANS-19632
\A child who is scheduled for a kidney transplant receives a prescription for basiliximab
(Simulect) 20 mg IV 2 hours prior to surgery. The medication is available in a 20 mg vial that is
reconstituted by adding 5 ml sterile water for injection, and administered in a 50 ml bag of
normal saline over 30 minutes. The nurse should program the infusion pump to deliver how
many ml/hour? (Enter the numeric value only.) - ANS-110
\A child who weighs 55 pounds receives a prescription for atovaquone with proguanil (Malarone
Pediatric) 125 mg/50 mg PO daily. A drug reference states that children 11 to 20 kg should
receive 1 pediatric tablet daily; 21 to 30 kg should receive 2 pediatric tablets daily; 31 to 40 kg
should receive 3 pediatric tablets daily; and greater than 40 kg should receive 1 adult tablet
daily with food. The drug is available as atovaquone 62.5 mg/proguanil 25 mg pediatric tablets.
How many tablets should the nurse administer? - ANS-2
\A client experiencing cardiogenic shock receives a prescription for an IV infusion of 0.9%
normal saline with milrinone (Primacor) 10 mg in 100 ml at a rate of 46 mcg/minute. The nurse
should program the infusion pump to deliver how many ml/hour? (Enter numeric value only. If
rounding is required, round to the nearest whole number.) - ANS-28
\A client has a prescription for inamrinone (Inocor) 0.75 mg/kg IV bolus to be delivered over 3
minutes. The client weighs 80 kg. Inamrinone is available for injection 100 mg/20 ml. How many
ml of inamrinone should the nurse administer? (Enter numeric value only. If rounding is required,
round to the nearest tenth.) - ANS-12
\A client is receiving dantrolene sodium (Dantrium) PO for malignant hyperthermia. The
maximum safe dose is 8 mg/kg/day in 4 divided doses. The client currently weighs 48.5 kg.
What is the maximum safe dose the nurse should administer? (Enter numeric value only. If
rounding is required, round to the nearest whole number.) - ANS-97
\A client is receiving Heparin Sodium 25,000 Units in 5% Dextrose Injection 500 ml IV at 1,000
unit/hour per protocol for acute coronary syndrome (ACS). The client's partial thromboplastin
time (PTT) is 76 seconds. Based on the ACS protocol, the infusion should be decreased by 100
units/hour for a PTT between 71 to 80 seconds. The nurse should program the pump to deliver
how many ml/hour? (Enter numeric value only.) - ANS-18
\A client receives a prescription for an intravenous infusion 0.45% sodium chloride 500 ml to be
infused over 6 hours. The nurse should program the infusion pump to deliver how many
ml/hour? (Enter numeric value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest whole number.)
- ANS-83
0.9% normal saline with inamrinone (Inocor) 0.1 grams/100 ml is prescribed for a client with
heart failure. The medication is to be delivered at a rate of 400 mcg/minute. The nurse should
program the infusion pump to deliver how many ml/hour? (Enter numeric value only. If rounding
is required, round to the nearest whole number.) - ANS-24
\A 180-pound adult male is admitted to the Emergency Center after receiving thermal burns to
60 percent of his body. Using the Parkland formula of 4 ml/kg/24 hours, the client should receive
how many ml of fluid during the first 24 hours? (Enter the numeric value only. If rounding is
required, round to the nearest whole number.) - ANS-19632
\A child who is scheduled for a kidney transplant receives a prescription for basiliximab
(Simulect) 20 mg IV 2 hours prior to surgery. The medication is available in a 20 mg vial that is
reconstituted by adding 5 ml sterile water for injection, and administered in a 50 ml bag of
normal saline over 30 minutes. The nurse should program the infusion pump to deliver how
many ml/hour? (Enter the numeric value only.) - ANS-110
\A child who weighs 55 pounds receives a prescription for atovaquone with proguanil (Malarone
Pediatric) 125 mg/50 mg PO daily. A drug reference states that children 11 to 20 kg should
receive 1 pediatric tablet daily; 21 to 30 kg should receive 2 pediatric tablets daily; 31 to 40 kg
should receive 3 pediatric tablets daily; and greater than 40 kg should receive 1 adult tablet
daily with food. The drug is available as atovaquone 62.5 mg/proguanil 25 mg pediatric tablets.
How many tablets should the nurse administer? - ANS-2
\A client experiencing cardiogenic shock receives a prescription for an IV infusion of 0.9%
normal saline with milrinone (Primacor) 10 mg in 100 ml at a rate of 46 mcg/minute. The nurse
should program the infusion pump to deliver how many ml/hour? (Enter numeric value only. If
rounding is required, round to the nearest whole number.) - ANS-28
\A client has a prescription for inamrinone (Inocor) 0.75 mg/kg IV bolus to be delivered over 3
minutes. The client weighs 80 kg. Inamrinone is available for injection 100 mg/20 ml. How many
ml of inamrinone should the nurse administer? (Enter numeric value only. If rounding is required,
round to the nearest tenth.) - ANS-12
\A client is receiving dantrolene sodium (Dantrium) PO for malignant hyperthermia. The
maximum safe dose is 8 mg/kg/day in 4 divided doses. The client currently weighs 48.5 kg.
What is the maximum safe dose the nurse should administer? (Enter numeric value only. If
rounding is required, round to the nearest whole number.) - ANS-97
\A client is receiving Heparin Sodium 25,000 Units in 5% Dextrose Injection 500 ml IV at 1,000
unit/hour per protocol for acute coronary syndrome (ACS). The client's partial thromboplastin
time (PTT) is 76 seconds. Based on the ACS protocol, the infusion should be decreased by 100
units/hour for a PTT between 71 to 80 seconds. The nurse should program the pump to deliver
how many ml/hour? (Enter numeric value only.) - ANS-18
\A client receives a prescription for an intravenous infusion 0.45% sodium chloride 500 ml to be
infused over 6 hours. The nurse should program the infusion pump to deliver how many
ml/hour? (Enter numeric value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest whole number.)
- ANS-83
