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Medication Dosage Ct01 Proctored Exam Practice Questions

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Question 1 of 8Single-Select Multiple Choice

Nitroglycerin 125 mg diluted in 500 mL DSW (dextrose 5% in water) is infusing at a rate of 42 mcg/minute for a patient with chest pain. What rate (in mL/hr) should the nurse program into the IV pump to deliver this dose? Round your answer to the nearest tenth

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Question 2 of 8Single-Select Multiple Choice

A physician orders fosphenytoin 0.5 mg/kg IV once daily for a client. The client weighs 57 kg. What is the drug dosage that needs to be administered to the client?

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Question 3 of 8Single-Select Multiple Choice

A nurse will administer Zofran (ondansetron) 0.15 mg/kg over 15 minutes. The patient weighs 176 lb. The nurse receives the medication from the pharmacy mixed in 50 ml normal saline How should the nurse set the NV pump to deliver the correct dose?

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Question 4 of 8Single-Select Multiple Choice

A patient is ordered 5 mg of IV Lopressor (metoprolol tartrate) to be administered over 2 minutes. The concentration is 1 mg/1 mL How many milligrams per minute should the patient receive?

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Question 5 of 8Single-Select Multiple Choice

Why is subcutaneous (SC) insulin usually administered into the abdomen as the preferred site?

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Question 6 of 8Single-Select Multiple Choice

A patient is ordered 5 mg of IV Lopressor (metoprolol tartrate) to be administered over 60 seconds. The concentration is 1 mg/1 mL How many milliliters per minute should the nurse administer to the patient?

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Question 7 of 8Single-Select Multiple Choice

A client is receiving intravenous infusion of 1.5 L saline solution at a rate of 75 mL/hr. How many hours will it take to finish the infusion at the current rate?

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Question 8 of 8Single-Select Multiple Choice

A patient with deep vein thrombosis has heparin ordered. Heparin 25,000 units in 250 ml. D5W infuses at a rate of 12 mL/hr from 9:00 am to 11:00 am and 10 mL/hr from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm What is the total amount of heparin, in units, that the patient received from 9:00 am to 2:00 p.m.?

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