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Agclientgwithghypertensiongwhogweighsg72.4gkggisgreceivingganginfusiongo
fgnitroprussideg(Nipride)g50gmggingD5Wg250gmlgatg75gml/hour.gHowgman
ygmcg/kg/minutegisgthegclientgreceiving?g(Entergnumericgvaluegonly.gIfgrou
ndinggisgrequired,groundgtogthegnearestgtenth.)g-gANSWER-g3.5


Calculategthegmg/hourginfusing,g50gmgg:g250gmlg=gXg:g75gmlg250Xg=g3750
gandgXg=g15gmg/hourgNext,gconvertgmg/hrgtogmcg/hour,g15gmg/hour

=g1gmgg/g1000gmcgg=g15,000gmcg/hour,gthengdividegbyg60gming=g250gmcg/
minutegLastly,g250gmcg/72.4gkg/ming=g3.45g=g3.5gmcg/kg/minute


Agclientgreceivesgagprescriptiongforgangintravenousginfusiong0.45%gsodiu
mgchlorideg500gmlgtogbeginfusedgoverg6ghours.gThegnursegshouldgprogramg
theginfusiongpumpgtogdeliverghowgmanygml/hour?g(Entergnumericgvaluego
nly.gIfgroundinggisgrequired,groundgtogthegnearestgwholegnumber.)g-
gANSWER-g83

,CalculategusinggVolume/Time:g500gml/6ghoursg=g83.3gml/hour


Theghealthcaregprovidergprescribesgagcontinuousgintravenousginfusiongofg
dextroseg5%gandg0.45%gsodiumgchloridegwitthgKClg20gmEq/1000gmlgtog
begdeliveredgoverg8ghours.gThegnursegshouldgprogramgtheginfusiongpumpg
togdeliverghowgmanygml/hour?g(Entergnumericgvaluegonly.gIfgroundinggisg
required,groundgtogthegnearestgwholegnumber.)g-gANSWER-g125


Usinggthegformulagvolume/time:g1000gml/8ghoursg=g125gml/hour


Agclientgwithgcardiogenicgshockgweighsg220glbgandgisgreceivinggdopamine
gatgthegrategofg3gmcg/kg/minute. gThegsolutiongstrengthgavailablegisgdopami

neg400gmgging250gmlgofgD5W.gThegnursegshouldgsetgtheginfusiongpumpgtog
deliverghowgmanygml/hour?g(Entergnumericgvaluegonly.gIfgroundinggisgreq
uired,groundgtogthegnearestgtenth.)g-gANSWER-g11.3


First,gconvertgpoundsgtogkg,g220glbg:gXg=g2.2glbg:g1gkgg=g100gkggNext,gcalcu
lategthegdosagegpergminute,g3gmcg/kg/mingxg100gkgg=g300gmcg/mingConve
rtgmcg/mingtogmcg/hour,g300gmcg/mingxg60gmin=18,000gmcg/hourgConve
rtgmcg/hrgtogmg/hour,g18,000gmcg/hrg=g18.0gmg/hourgCalculategthegrate,g4
00gmgg:g250gmlg=g18gmgg:gXgmlg400Xg=g4500gXg=g11.25g=g11.3gml.
So,g18gmg/11.3gmlgshouldgbeginfusedgatg11.3gml/hour.


Agclientgwhoghasgagsinusginfectiongisgreceivinggagprescriptiongforgamoxicil
lin/clavulanategpotassiumg(Augmentin)g500gmggPOgq8ghours.gThegavailab
legformgisg250gmggamoxicillin/125mggclavulanategtablets.gHowgmanygtabl
etsgshouldgthegnursegadministergforgeachgdose?g(Entergnumericgvaluegonly.
)g-gANSWER-g2

,UsinggDesired/Availablegformula:g500gmg/250gmggxg1gtabletg=g2


Agchildgwhogisgscheduledgforgagkidneygtransplantgreceivesgagprescriptiongf
orgbasiliximabg(Simulect)g20gmggIVg2ghoursgpriorgtogsurgery.gThegmedicat
iongisgavailablegingag20gmggvialgthatgisgreconstitutedgbygaddingg5gmlgsterileg
watergforginjection,gandgadministeredgingag50gmlgbaggofgnormalgsalinegover
g30gminutes.gThegnursegshouldgprogramgtheginfusiongpumpgtogdeliverghowg

manygml/hour?g(Entergthegnumericgvaluegonly.)g-gANSWER-g110


Aftergreconstitutinggthegmedicationgvial,gthegnursegaddsgtheg5gmlgofgmedic
ationgtogtheg50gmlgofgsterilegwatergtogresultgingag55gmlgvolumegtoginfuseging
30gminutes.gUsinggthegformula,gVolume/Timeg=g55gmlg/g0.5ghoursg=g110g
ml/hour


Agclientgwhogweighsg70gkggisgreceivinggagdopaminegsolutiongofg800gmg/5
00gmlgnormalgsalinegatg5gml/hour.gHowgmanygmcg/kg/minutegisgthegclientg
receiving?g(Entergthegnumericgvaluegonly.gIfgroundinggisgrequired,groundgt
ogthegnearestgtenth.)g-gANSWER-g1.9


Togchangegml/hourgtogmcg/kg/minute,gusegthegformula:gdesiredgrateg(5gml/
hour)g/gvolumegavailableg(500ml)gxgdosegavailableg(800mg)g=g8gmg/hour.g
Next,gconvertgmilligrams/hourgtogmcg/kg/minute:gmgg(8)gxg1000g/gkgg(70)
g/g60gminutesg=g1.904g=g1.9gmcg/kg/minute.




ThegnursegisgpreparinggtogadministergHepatitisgBgVaccine,gRecombinantg(
Energix-B)g5gmcggIMgtogagschool-agedgchild.gThegvaccinegisglabeled,g10

, mcg/ml.gHowgmanygmlgshouldgthegnursegadminister?g(Entergnumericg
valuegonly.gIfgroundinggisgrequired,groundgtogthegnearestgtenth).g-
gANSWER-g0.5




Usegratiogandgproportion,g5gmcgg:gXgmlg::g10gmcgg:g1mlg10Xg=g5gXg=g0.5gm
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Agclientgwithghypertensiongreceivesgagprescriptiongforgcarteololg(Cartel)
7.5mggPOgdaily.gThegdruggisgavailableging2.5gmggtablets.gHowgmanygt
abletsgshouldgthegnursegadminister?g(Entergnumericgvaluegonly.)g-
gANSWER-g3




UsinggD/H:g7.5mgg/g2.5mgg=g3gtablets


Agclient'sgdailygPOgprescriptiongforgaripiprazoleg(Abilify)gisgincreasedgfro
mg15gmggtog30gmg.gThegmedicationgisgavailableging15gmggtablets,gandgtheg
clientgalreadygreceivedgonegtabletgtoday.gHowgmanygadditionalgtabletsgsho
uldgthegnursegadministergsogthegclientgreceivesgthegtotalgnewlygprescribedg
dosegforgthegday?g(Entergnumericgvaluegonly.)g-gANSWER-g1


30gmgg(totalgdose)g-
g15gmgg(dosegalreadygadministered)g=g15gmggthatgstillgneedsgto gbegadminis

tered.gUsinggthegDesired/Havegformula:g15gmg/15gmgg=g1gtablet


AgclientgwithgmultiplegsclerosisgisgprescribedgDantroleneg(Dantrium)g0.1gg
ramsgPOgbidgforgspasticity.gDantrolenegisgavailableging100gmggcapsules.