NURB 4120 Critical Care - 4th level BSN - drug calc practice

DRUG CALC EXAM
NURB 4121
PRACTICE SPR 2013

1. Your client is receiving Heparin at 24 ml/hour. How many u/hr is she receiving?
(Concentration: Heparin 12,500u in D5W 250ml)




2. On your baseline assessment you note that your client is on a Lidocaine drip at 30 ml/hr.
How many mg/min is he receiving? (Concentration: Lidocaine 2 GM in D5W 500ml)




3. On your baseline assessment you note that your client is on a Cardizem (diltazem) drip at
5ml/hr. How much Cardizem is your client receiving? (Concentration: Cardizem
100mg in D5W 100ml)




4. Your client is receiving Dopamine at 38 ml/hr. How many mcg/kg/min is she receiving?
(Concentration: Dopamine 400mg in D5W 250ml ; Client’s wt.is 160lbs)




5. The order reads to begin a CI of Cordarone (Amiodarone) at 0.5mg/min. How many
ml/hr will you place the IV pump on? (Concentration: Cordarone 900mg in D5W 500ml)




6. The order reads: Give Lanoxin 0.25 mg IVP now. How many mls will you give?
(On hand: Lanoxin 0.5mg / 2 ml)



7. Prior to giving the Lanoxin what is the priority nursing assessment and describe how you
would give the above Digoxin IVP?