ATI CRITICAL CARE DOSAGE CALCULATIONS
100% APPROVED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS EXAM
A *nurse *is *preparing *to *administer *phenytoin *300mg *PO *daily. *Available *is *phenytoin
*suspension *125 *mg/ *5mL. *How *many *mL *should *the *nurse *administer? *- *CORRECT
*ANSWER-12 *mL
A *nurse *is *preparing *to *administer *dextrose *5% *in *water *1,000 *mL *IV *to *infuse *over *3
*hr. *The *drop *factor *of *the *manual *IV *tubing *is *10gtt/mL. *The *nurse *should *set *the
*manual *IV *infusion *to *deliver *how *many *gtt/min? *(Round *the *answer *to *the *nearest
*whole *number) *- *CORRECT *ANSWER-56 *gtt/min
A *nurse *is *preparing *to *reconstitute *Vancomycin. *Which *of *the *following *actions *should
*the *nurse *take? *(Review *the *label *to *determine *the *answer).
A) *Inject *50mL *of *diluent *into *the *vial.
B) *Store *in *the *refrigerator *after *reconstitution.
C) *Once *reconstituted, *no *further *dilution *is *needed.
D) *Reconstitute *with *5% *dextrose *in *water. *- *CORRECT *ANSWER-B) *Store *in *the
*refrigerator *after *reconstitution.
A *nurse *is *preparing *to *administer *dopamine *5mcg/kg/min *by *continuous *IV *infusion *to *a
*toddler *who *weighs *12kg. *Available *is *dopamine *400mg *in *dextrose *5% *in *water *250mL.
*The *nurse *should *set *the *IV *pump *to *deliver *how *many *mL/hr? *(Round *the *answer *to
*the *nearest *tenth). *- *CORRECT *ANSWER-2.3 *mL/hr
A *nurse *is *preparing *to *administer *ceftazidime *40mg/kg *IV *bolus *to *an *adolescent *who
*weighs *121 *lb. *Available *is *ceftazidime *injection *1g/50 *mL. *How *many *mL *should *the
*nurse *administer? *(Round *to *the *nearest *whole *number) *- *CORRECT *ANSWER-110 *mL
A *nurse *is *preparing *to *administer *dextrose *5% *in *water *150mL *IV *to *infuse *over *45
*min. *The *nurse *should *set *the *IV *pump *to *deliver *how *many *mL/hr? *(Round *the
*answer *to *the *nearest *whole *number) *- *CORRECT *ANSWER-200 *mL/hr
100% APPROVED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS EXAM
A *nurse *is *preparing *to *administer *phenytoin *300mg *PO *daily. *Available *is *phenytoin
*suspension *125 *mg/ *5mL. *How *many *mL *should *the *nurse *administer? *- *CORRECT
*ANSWER-12 *mL
A *nurse *is *preparing *to *administer *dextrose *5% *in *water *1,000 *mL *IV *to *infuse *over *3
*hr. *The *drop *factor *of *the *manual *IV *tubing *is *10gtt/mL. *The *nurse *should *set *the
*manual *IV *infusion *to *deliver *how *many *gtt/min? *(Round *the *answer *to *the *nearest
*whole *number) *- *CORRECT *ANSWER-56 *gtt/min
A *nurse *is *preparing *to *reconstitute *Vancomycin. *Which *of *the *following *actions *should
*the *nurse *take? *(Review *the *label *to *determine *the *answer).
A) *Inject *50mL *of *diluent *into *the *vial.
B) *Store *in *the *refrigerator *after *reconstitution.
C) *Once *reconstituted, *no *further *dilution *is *needed.
D) *Reconstitute *with *5% *dextrose *in *water. *- *CORRECT *ANSWER-B) *Store *in *the
*refrigerator *after *reconstitution.
A *nurse *is *preparing *to *administer *dopamine *5mcg/kg/min *by *continuous *IV *infusion *to *a
*toddler *who *weighs *12kg. *Available *is *dopamine *400mg *in *dextrose *5% *in *water *250mL.
*The *nurse *should *set *the *IV *pump *to *deliver *how *many *mL/hr? *(Round *the *answer *to
*the *nearest *tenth). *- *CORRECT *ANSWER-2.3 *mL/hr
A *nurse *is *preparing *to *administer *ceftazidime *40mg/kg *IV *bolus *to *an *adolescent *who
*weighs *121 *lb. *Available *is *ceftazidime *injection *1g/50 *mL. *How *many *mL *should *the
*nurse *administer? *(Round *to *the *nearest *whole *number) *- *CORRECT *ANSWER-110 *mL
A *nurse *is *preparing *to *administer *dextrose *5% *in *water *150mL *IV *to *infuse *over *45
*min. *The *nurse *should *set *the *IV *pump *to *deliver *how *many *mL/hr? *(Round *the
*answer *to *the *nearest *whole *number) *- *CORRECT *ANSWER-200 *mL/hr
