CRITICAL CARE MEDICATIONS PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS.

CRITICAL CARE MEDICATIONS
PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
CORRECT ANSWERS.
A,nurse,is,preparing,to,administer,procainamide,(Pronestyl),4,mg/min,by,continuous,IV,infusion.,Availab
le,is,procainamide,1,g,in,dextrose,5%,in,water,(D5W),500,mL.,The,nurse,should,set,the,IV,pump,to,delive
r,how,many,mL/hr?,(Round,the,answer,to,the,nearest,whole,number.),ANS,-,120,mL/hr



A,nurse,is,preparing,to,administer,lorazepam,(Ativan),0.05,mg/kg,IM,2,hr,prior,to,surgery,to,a,client,who
,weighs,138,lb.,Available,is,lorazepam,injection,2,mg/mL.,How,many,mL,should,the,nurse,administer?,(R
ound,the,answer,to,the,nearest,tenth.)

A),ANS,-,1.6,mL



A,nurse,is,preparing,to,administer,albuterol,sulfate,0.2,mg/kg,PO,every,8,hr,to,a,toddler,who,weighs,28,l
b.,Available,is,albuterol,sulfate,syrup,2,mg/5,mL.,How,many,mL,should,the,nurse,administer,per,dose?,(
Round,the,answer,to,the,nearest,tenth.),ANS,-,6.4,mL



A,nurse,is,preparing,to,administer,dextrose,5%,in,water,(D5W),150,mL,IV,to,infuse,over,45,min.,The,nur
se,should,set,the,IV,pump,to,deliver,how,many,mL/hr?,(Round,the,answer,to,the,nearest,whole,number
.),ANS,-,200,mL/hr



A,nurse,is,preparing,to,administer,heparin,10,units/kg/hr,by,continuous,IV,infusion,to,a,client,who,weig
hs,86,kg.,Available,is,20,000,units,of,heparin,in,0.9%,sodium,chloride,(0.9%,NaCl),500,mL.,The,nurse,sho
uld,set,the,IV,pump,to,deliver,how,many,mL/hr?,(Round,the,answer,to,the,nearest,tenth.),ANS,-
,21.5,mL/hr



A,nurse,is,preparing,to,administer,methylprednisolone,acetate,(Depo-
Medrol),2,mg/kg,IV,bolus,stat,to,a,school-
age,child,who,weighs,82,lb.,Available,is,methylprednisolone,acetate,injection,40,mg/mL.,How,many,mL,
should,the,nurse,administer?,(Round,the,answer,to,the,nearest,tenth.),ANS,-,1.9,mL




A,nurse,is,preparing,to,administer,dextrose,5%,in,water,0.45%,sodium,chloride,(D5W,0.45%,NaCl),500,m