ATI Critical Care Dosage Calculations
A nurse is preparing to administer nitroprusside 2.5mcg/kg/min by continuous IV infusion to a toddler who weighs 10kg. Available is nitroprusside 50mg in dextrose 5% in water 250mL. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (round to the nearest tenth).
7.5 mL/hr
A nurse is preparing to administer epinephrine 0.5 mg subcutaneous stat. Available is epinephrine 1mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer? (round to the nearest tenth).
0.5 mL
A nurse is preparing to administer methylprednisolone 2mg/kg IM stat to a school age child who weighs 82 lb. Available is methylprednisolone injection 40mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer? (round to the nearest tenth).
1.9 mL
A nurse is preparing to administer dopamine 3mcg/kg/min by continuous IV infusion to a preschooler who weighs 19 kg. Available is dopamine 400mg in dextrose 5% in water 250 mL. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (round to the nearest tenth)
2.1 mL/hr
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)
200 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).
83 mL/hr
A nurse is preparing to reconstitute Vancomycin. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? (Review the label to determine the answer). A) Inject 50mL of diluent into the vial. B) Store in the refrigerator after reconstitution. C) Once reconstituted, no further dilution is needed. D) Reconstitute with 5% dextrose in water.
B) Store in the refrigerator after reconstitution.
A nurse is reviewing a client's prescriptions. The nurse should contact the provider to clarify which of the following prescriptions?
Carvedilol 6.25 mg twice daily. Hold for apical pulse less than 50/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)
0.8 mL
A nurse is preparing to administer hydrocortisone 4mg/kg/day IV bolus divided into equal doses every 12 hr to a school age child who weighs 55 lb. Available is hydrocortisone injection 50 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose? (round to the nearest whole number).
1 mL
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).
100 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)
110 mL
A nurse is preparing to administer phenytoin 300mg PO daily. Available is phenytoin suspension 125 mg/ 5mL. How many mL should the nurse administer?
12 mL
A nurse is preparing to administer epinephrine 0.01mg/kg subcutaneous to a school age child who weighs 44lb. Available is epinephrine 0.1mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer? (round to the nearest whole number)
2 mL
A nurse is preparing to administer dopamine 5mcg/kg/min by continuous IV infusion to a toddler who weighs 12kg. Available is dopamine 400mg in dextrose 5% in water 250mL. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth).
2.3 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).
25.5 mL
A nurse is preparing to administer heparin 15 units/kg/hr by continuous IV infusion to a client who weighs 86kg. Available is 25,000 units of heparin in 0.9% sodium chloride 500mL. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (round to the nearest tenth).
25.8 mL/hr
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
3 mL/hr
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)
42 mL/hr
A nurse is preparing to administer Lactated Ringer's 1,500 mL IV to infuse over 8hr. The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 15 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the manual IV infusion pump to deliver how many gtt/min? (round to the nearest whole number)
47 gtt/min
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)
56 gtt/min
A nurse is preparing to administer lidocaine 4mg/min by continuous IV infusion. Available is lidocaine 1g in dextrose 5% in water 250 mL. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (round to the nearest whole number).
60 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)
63 gtt/min
A nurse is preparing to administer vancomycin hydrochloride 500mg in 0.9% sodium chloride 100mL to infuse over 90 min. The nurse should set the IV infusion pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (round to the nearest whole number).
67 mL/hr
A nurse is preparing to administer levothyroxine 0.075 mg PO to a client. How many mcg should the nurse administer? (round to the nearest whole number)
75 mcg
