MEDICATIONS/ ATI RN CRITICAL CARE
DOSAGE CALCULATION PROCTORED
ASSESSMENT
1.A nurse is preparing to administer nitroprusside 7 mcg/kg/min by continu- ous IV infusion to a client who
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weighs 63 kg. Available is nitroprusside 50 mg in 250 mL dextrose 5% in water (D5W).The nurse should set the IV
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e pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (Round to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a
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e trailing zero.):answer>>> 132.3
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1. Anurse ispreparingtoadminister nitroglycerine 15 mcg/minbycontinuous IV infusion. Available is nitroglycerin
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25 mg in 250 mL of dextrose 5% in water (D5W).The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (Round
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e to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.): answer>>> 9
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2. A nurse is preparing to administer 0.9% sodium chloride (0.9% NaCl) 300 mL IV over 30 min to a client.The
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e nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (Round to the nearest whole number. Use a leading
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, e zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.): answer>>> 600
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3. A nurse is preparing to administer 0.9% sodium chloride (0.9% NaCl) 1,200 mL IV to infuse over 6 hr to a client. The
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enurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (Round to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies
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e Do not use a trailing zero.) answer>>>: 200
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4. A nurse is preparing to administer heparin 15 units/kg/hr by continuous IV infusion for a client who weights 51
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e kg. Available is 25,000 units of heparin in 500 mL 0.9% sodium chloride.The nurse should set the IV pump to
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e deliver how many mL/hr? (Round to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
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answer>>>: 15.3 e
5. A nurse is preparing to administer nitroglycerin 50 mcg/min by continuous IV infusion. Available is
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e nitroglycerin 25 mg in 250 mL dextrose 5% in water (D5W).The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many
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e mL/hr? (Round to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
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answer>>>: 30 e
6. A nurse is preparing to administer epinephrine 8 mcg/min by continuous IV infusion. Available is epinephrine 1 mg
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ein 250 mL dextrose 5% in water (D5W). The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (Round to the
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e nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.): answer>>> 120
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7. A nurse is preparing to administer dextrose 5% in water (D5W) 500 mL IV to infuse over 45 min to a client.The
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e nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (Round to the nearest whole number. Use a leading
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e zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.) answer>>>: 667
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8. A nurse is preparing to administer esmolol 45 mcg/kg/min by continuous IV infusion for a client who weighs 59
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e kgs. Available is esmolol 2,500 mg in 250
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