Dosage calculation RN critical care proctored assessment 3.2 Practice Questions

A nurse is preparing to administer dopamine 5 mcg/kg/min to a client who weighs 198 lb. Available is dopamine 200 mg in dextrose 5% in water 250 mL. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

A nurse is preparing to administer warfarin 5 mg PO to a client. Available is warfarin 2 mg tablets. How many tablets should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

A nurse is preparing to administer amphotericin B lipid complex 3.75 mg/kg via intermittent IV bolus to a client who weighs 167 lb. Available is amphotericin B lipid complex 300 mg in 300 mL of dextrose 5% in water. How many mL should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies.)

A nurse is preparing to administer cyclosporine 5 mg/kg IV bolus to a client who weighs 143 lb. Available is cyclosporine injection 50 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

A nurse is preparing to administer lidocaine 2.5 mg/min to a client by continuous IV infusion. Available is lidocaine 1 g in dextrose 5% in water 250 mL. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

A nurse is preparing to administer lactated Ringer's 100 mL/hr by continuous IV infusion. The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 15 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the IV flow rate to deliver how many gtt/min? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)