ATI N300 Dosage Calculation Proctored Exam Practice Questions

A client is to receive a continuous infusion of IV Insulin at 6 units per hour. Pharmacy delivers the medication that has a concentration of 200 units of regular insulin in 250 mL of NSS. At what rate should the nurse set the IV pump? (Use a preceding zero If it applies. Do not use trailing zeros. Round to the nearest tenth)

A client is admitted to the unit at 2300 with severe dehydration. The client is to receive IV fluids at 200 mL per hour. The physician prescribes an antibiotic to be administered every 8 hours, in 150 mL of IV fluid, which is started at 0000 (midnight) and run over 1 hour. * At 0100 the IV is infiltrated and not restarted until 0200, and is to run at the previous rate of 200 mL/hr. The client voided a total of 850 mL from 2300 to 0600. Calculate the fluid balance for the 7 shift. it is a positive fluid balance. *Note: For this client the main IV is infusing at the same time as IVPB medications are administered. Hospital policy is that intake/output is calculated at 0600) for the 2300-0700 shift.

A client is ordered alprazolam 5 mg PO for anxiety. There are 0.5 mg tablets available. How many tablets will the nurse administer? (Use a preceding zero if it applies. Do not use trailing zeros. Round to the nearest whole number)

The healthcare provider prescribes metformin 750 mg PO for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Available is 500 mg tablets which are scored. How many tablets should the nurse administer? (Use a preceding, zero if it applies. Do not use trailing zeros. Round to the nearest tenth)