ATI Pharmacology Dosage Calculation Med Surg Practice Test 2024

1. A nurse is preparing to administer desmopressin 0.3 mcg/kg in 0.9% sodium chloride 50 mL IV over 30 min to a client who weighs 154 lb. How many mcg of medication should the client receive? (Fill in the blank with the numeric value only, round the answer to the nearest whole number, and use a leading zero if applicable. Do not use a trailing zero.) Correct Answer: 21 2. A nurse is preparing to administer an enteral feeding through an NG tube at 250 mL over 4 hr. The nurse should set the pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (Fill in the blank with the numeric value only, round the answer to the nearest whole number, and use a leading zero if applicable. Do not use a trailing zero.) Correct Answer: 63 3. A nurse is preparing to transfuse 250 mL of packed red blood cells (RBCs) to a client over 4 hr. A blood administration set is available that delivers 10 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the manual blood transfusion to deliver how many gtt/min? (Fill in the blank with the numeric value only, round the answer to the nearest whole number, and use a leading zero if applicable. Do not use a trailing zero.) Correct Answer: 10 4. A nurse is preparing to administer lactated Ringer's (LR) 700 mL IV by infusion over 24 hr to a pediatric client. The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 60 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the manual IV infusion to deliver how many gtt/min? (Fill in the blank with the numeric value only, round the answer to the nearest whole number, and use a leading zero if applicable. Do not use a trailing zero.) Correct Answer: 29