Dosage Calculation RN Adult Medical Surgical Online Practice Assessment 3.0 Exam Guide 2024

A nurse is preparing to administer 0.9% sodium chloride (0.9% NaCl) 1,000 mL IV to infuse at 125 mL/hr. The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 15 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the manual IV infusion to deliver how many gtt/min? 31 A nurse is reviewing a client's prescriptions. The nurse should contact the provider to clarify which of the following prescriptions? Atorvastatin 10 mg PO once daily Carvedilol 6.25 mg twice daily; hold for apical pulse less than 50/min Captopril 12.5 mg PO every 8 hr Regular insulin 5 units subcutaneous 30 min before breakfast and dinner Carvedilol 6.25 mg twice daily; hold for apical pulse less than 50/min * missing route A nurse is preparing to administer diltiazem 0.25 mg/kg IV to a client who weighs 176 lb. Available is diltiazem 5 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer? 40 176 lbs x 1kg/2.2lbs x 2.5 mg/1kg x 1 ml/5mg = 440/11 = 40 mls A nurse is preparing to administer dextrose 5% water (D5W) 250 ml IV to infuse over 2 hr. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many ml/hr? 125 mL/hr A nurse is preparing to administer 15 mL of codeine PO to a client. The nurse should identify that 15 mL is equivalent to which of the following measurements? 3 tsp (1 tsp = 5mL) A nurse is preparing to administer cefazolin 500 mg IM to a client. Available is cefazolin powder 500 mg vial. The nurse reconstitutes the powder adding 2 mL of sterile water to yield a final concentration of cefazolin 225 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer. (Round to the nearest tenth) 2.2 mL A nurse is preparing to administer furosemide 20 mg IM. Available is furosemide injection 10 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer. (Round to the nearest whole number)