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Dosage Calculations Practice Exam Answers
📄 SKU: NURS ATI | Pages: 11 | Year: 2023
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Dosage Calculations Practice Exam Answers
Dosage Calculations Practice Exam
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A client with cardiogenic shock weighs 220 l...
Dosage Calculations Practice Exam Answers
Dosage Calculations Practice Exam
Answers
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1.
A client with cardiogenic shock weighs 220 lb and is receiving dopamine at the rate of 3
mcg/kg/minute. The solution strength available is dopamine 400 mg in 250 ml of D5W. The nurse
should set the infusion pump to deliver how many ml/hour? (Enter numeric value only. If
rounding is required, round to the nearest tenth.)
Correct answer(s): 11.3
2.
A client with hypertension who weighs 72.4 kg is receiving an infusion of nitroprusside (Nipride)
50 mg in D5W 250 ml at 75 ml/hour. How many mcg/kg/minute is the client receiving? (Enter
numeric value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest tenth.)
Correct answer(s): 3.5
3.
A client who weighs 70 kg is receiving a dopamine solution of 800 mg/500 ml normal saline at 5
ml/hour. How many mcg/kg/minute is the client receiving? (Enter the numeric value only. If
rounding is required, round to the nearest tenth.)
Correct answer(s): 1.9
4.
A client is receiving an IV solution of sodium chloride 0.9% (Normal Saline) 250 ml with
amiodarone (Cordarone) 1 gram at 17 ml/hour. How many mg/minute of amiodarone is infusing?
(Enter numeric value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest tenth.)
Correct answer(s): 1.1
5.
A client who weighs 176 pounds is receiving an IV infusion with esmolol hydrochloride
(Brevibloc) at 48 ml/hour. The IV solution is labeled with the concentration of Brevibloc 10
mg/ml. How many mcg/kg/minute is the client receiving? (Enter numeric value only.)
1
Correct answer(s): 100
6.
The nurse is preparing the change-of-shift report for a client who has a 265 ml secondary infusion
that was started 2 hours ago at a rate of 85 ml/hour via an infusion pump. The nurse should report
that how many ml remain to be infused by the on-coming nurse? (Enter numeric value only.)
Correct answer(s): 95
7.
A male client receives a prescription for ondansetron hydrochloride (Zofran) 4 mg IV to prevent
postoperative nausea after an inguinal hernia repair. The medication is available in 2 mg/ml. How
many ml should the nurse administer? (Enter numeric value only.)
Correct answer(s): 2
8.
The nurse is preparing to administer Hepatitis B Vaccine, Recombinant (Energix-B) 5 mcg IM to
a school-aged child. The vaccine is labeled, 10 mcg/ml. How many ml should the nurse
administer? (Enter numeric value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest tenth).
Correct answer(s): 0.5
9.
A client's daily PO prescription for aripiprazole (Abilify) is increased from 15 mg to 30 mg. The
medication is available in 15 mg tablets, and the client already received one tablet today. How
many additional tablets should the nurse administer so the client receives the total newly
prescribed dose for the day? (Enter numeric value only.)
Correct answer(s): 1
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11.
The nurse is administering a 250 milliliter (ml) intravenous solution to be infused over 2 hours.
How many ml/hour should the nurse program the infusion pump? (Enter numeric value only.)
Correct answer(s): 125
2
12.
The nurse is preparing to administer 0.25 mg of bumetanide (Bumex) IV. The medication is
available in a vial labeled 1 mg/4 ml. How many ml of medication should the nurse administer?
(Enter numeric value only.)
Correct answer(s): 1
13.
A client with hypertension receives a prescription for carteolol (Cartel) 7.5 mg PO daily. The drug
is available in 2.5 mg tablets. How many tablets should the nurse administer? (Enter numeric
value only.)
Correct answer(s): 3
14.
The healthcare provider prescribes trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (Bactrim-DS Oral
Suspension) 120 mg BID for a child with bronchitis. The Bactrim bottle is labeled 200 mg/5ml.
How many ml should the nurse administer at each dose? (Enter the numeric value only.)
Correct answer(s): 3
15.
A 180-pound adult male is admitted to the Emergency Center after receiving thermal burns to 60
percent of his body. Using the Parkland formula of 4 ml/kg/24 hours, the client should receive
how many ml of fluid during the first 24 hours? (Enter the numeric value only. If rounding is
required, round to the nearest whole number.)
Correct answer(s): 19632
16.
The healthcare provider prescribes acetazolamide (Diamox) 600 mg/m2/day divided into 3 doses.
The nurse calculates the child's body surface area (BSA) as 0.7 m2. How many mg should the
child receive per dose? (Enter the numeric value only.)
Correct answer(s): 140
3
17.
A loading dose of acetylcysteine (Mucomyst) 8 grams, which is available as a 20% solution (200
mg acetylcysteine per ml) is prescribed by nasogastric tube for a client with acetaminophen
toxicity. How many ml of diluent should be added to the medication to obtain a 1:4
concentration? (Enter the numerical value only. If rounding is required, round to the whole
number.)
Correct answer(s): 120
18.
A child who weighs 55 pounds receives a prescription for atovaquone with proguanil (Malarone
Pediatric) 125 mg/50 mg PO daily. A drug reference states that children 11 to 20 kg should
receive 1 pediatric tablet daily; 21 to 30 kg should receive 2 pediatric tablets daily; 31 to 40 kg
should receive 3 pediatric tablets daily; and greater than 40 kg should receive 1 adult tablet daily
with food. The drug is available as atovaquone 62.5 mg/proguanil 25 mg pediatric tablets. How
many tablets should the nurse administer?
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- NP-level explanation with key teaching points
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