ATI Dosage Calculations Critical Care Medications Questions And Answers

A nurse is preparing to administer 0.45% sodium chloride 750 mL IV to infuse over 2 hr to a client. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (Round to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.) - correct answer--375 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 nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (Round to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.) - correct answer--200 A nurse is preparing to administer 0.9% sodium chloride (0.9% NaCl) 300 mL IV over 30 min to a client. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (Round to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.) - correct answer--600 A nurse is preparing to administer a one-time dose of gentamicin 120 mg over 2 hr to a client. Available is gentamicin 120 mg in 100 mL of 0.9% sodium chloride. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (Round to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.) - correct answer--50 A nurse is preparing to administer amiodarone 0.5 mg/min by continuous IV infusion. Available is amiodarone 900 mg in 500 mL dextrose 5% in water (D5W). The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (Round to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.) - correct answer--16.7 A nurse is preparing to administer dextrose 5% in water (D5W) 500 mL IV to infuse over 45 min to a client. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (Round to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.) - correct answer--667 A nurse is preparing to administer dobutamine 2.5 mcg/kg/min by continuous IV infusion to a client who weighs 65 kg. The amount available is dobutamine 250 mg/250 mL. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (Round to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.) - correct answer--9.8 A nurse is preparing to administer dopamine 5 mcg/kg/min by continuous IV infusion to a client who weighs 75 kg. The amount available is dopamine 800 mg/500 mL. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (Round to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.) - correct answer--14.1