ATI Critical Care Dosage Calculations 2024

A nurse is preparing to administer 0.9% sodium chloride 10mL/kg IV to infuse over 3hr to a toddler who weighs 28 lb. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (round to the nearest whole number) - correct answer--42 mL/hr A nurse is preparing to administer 0.9% sodium chloride 20 mL/kg IV to infuse over 6hr to a school age child who weighs 55 lb. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (round to the nearest whole number). - correct answer--83 mL/hr A nurse is preparing to administer 0.9% sodium chloride 50mL IV to infuse over 30 min. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (round the number to the nearest whole number). - correct answer--100 mL/hr A nurse is preparing to administer cefazolin 30mg/kg IV bolus to a preschooler who weighs 37.4 lb. Available is cefazolin injection 20 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose? (round to the nearest tenth). - correct answer--25.5 mL A nurse is preparing to administer cefotaxime 1,000 mg IM every 8 hr. Available is cefotaxime injection 0.33 g/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose? (round the answer to the nearest - correct answer--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 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 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 A nurse is preparing to administer dextrose 5% in water 500 mL IV to infuse over 8hr. 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? (round to the nearest whole number) - correct answer--63 gtt/min A nurse is preparing to administer diphenhydramine 40mg IV stat. Available is diphenhydramine injection 0.05 g/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer? (round to the nearest tenth) - correct answer--0.8 mL