ATI Dosage Calculation and Safe Medication Administration 3.0 - Parenteral (IV) Medications

A nurse is preparing to administer lactated Ringer's 2 L to infuse over 16 hours. The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 10 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the manual IV infusion to deliver how many gtt/min? (Round to the nearest whole number.) - 21 gtt/min Rationale: 1. (10 gtt/mL) x (2,000 mL/16 hours) x (1 hour/60 min) = x 2. x = 20.833333 gtt/min 3. x = 21 gtt/min (rounded) A nurse is preparing to administer 0.9% sodium chloride (0.9% NaCl) 1 L to infuse over 5 hours. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hour? - 200 mL/hour Rationale: 1. 1,000 mL/5 hours = x 2. x = 200 mL/hour A nurse is preparing to administer ceftriaxone 2 g by intermittent IV bolus every 24 hours. Available is ceftriaxone injection 2 g in dextrose 5% in water 100 mL to infuse over 30 minutes. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hour? - 200 mL/hour Rationale: 1. (100 mL/30 min) x (60 min/1 hour) = x 2. x = 200 mL/hour A nurse is preparing to administer clindamycin 300 mg by intermittent IV bolus every 8 hours. Available is clindamycin injection 300 mg in 0.9% sodium chloride (0.9% NaCl) 50 mL to infuse over 45 minutes. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hour? (Round to the nearest whole number.) - 67 mL/hour Rationale: 1. (50 mL/45 min) x (60 min/1 hour) = x 2. x = 66.66667 mL/hour 3. x = 67 mL/hour (rounded) A nurse is preparing to administer clindamycin 900 mg by intermittent IV bolus over 45 minutes. Available is clindamycin 900 mg in 100 mL D5W. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hour? (Round to the nearest whole number.) - 133 mL/hour Rationale: 1. (100 mL/45 min) x (60 min/1 hour) = x 2. x = 133.3333 mL/hour 3. x = 133 mL/hour (rounded) A nurse is preparing to administer pantoprazole 80 mg by intermittent IV bolus every 12 hours. Available is pantoprazole injection 80 mg in 0.9% sodium chloride (0.9% NaCl) 100 mL to infuse over 15 minutes. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hour? - 400 mL/hour Rationale: 1. (100 mL/15 min) x (60 min/1 hour) = x 2. x = 400 ml/hour A nurse is preparing to administer cefuroxime 750 mg by intermittent IV bolus every 8 hours. Available is cefuroxime injection 750 mg in 0.9% sodium chloride (0.9% NaCl) 50 mL to infuse over 15 minutes. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hour? - 200 mL/hour Rationale: 1. (50 mL/15 min) x (60 min/1 hour) = x 2. x = 200 mL/hour A nurse is preparing to administer 0.9% sodium chloride (0.9% NaCl) 500 mL IV to infuse over 2 hours. The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 10 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the manual IV infusion to deliver how many gtt/min? (Round to the nearest whole number.) - 42 gtt/min Rationale: 1. (10 gtt/mL) x (500 mL/2 hours) x (1 hour/60 min) = x 2. x = 41.66667 gtt/min 3. x = 42 gtt/min (rounded) A nurse is preparing to administer ceftazidime 1 g by intermittent IV bolus every 12 hours. Available is ceftazidime injection 1 g in 0.9% sodium chloride (0.9% NaCl) 50 mL to infuse over 15 minutes. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hour? - 200 mL/hour Rationale: 1. (50 ml/15 min) x (60 min/1 hour) = x 2. x = 200 mL/hour A nurse is preparing to administer haloperidol 5 mg by intermittent IV bolus over 30 minutes. Available is haloperidol 5 mg in 50 mL D5W. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hour? - 100 mL/hour Rationale: 1. (50 mL/30 min) x (60 min/1 hour) = x 2. x = 100 mL/hour