ATI Dosage Calculations Critical Care Medications (100% Errorless Answers).

A nurse is preparing to administer phenytoin 300mg PO daily. Available is phenytoin suspension 125 mg/ 5mL. How many mL should the nurse administer? correct answers 12 mL 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 tubi...

A nurse is preparing to administer epinephrine 10 mcg/min by continuous IV infusion. Available is epinephrine 1 mg in 250 mL dextrose 5% in water (D5W). The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? Round to the nearest whole number. correct answers 150 A nurse is preparing to admin...

A nurse is preparing to administer dobutamine 2.5 mcg/kg/min by continuous IV infusion to a client who weight 65 kg. The amount avaliable is dobutamine 250mg/250ml. The nurse should set the IV Pump to deliver how many ml/hr? correct answers 9.8 A nurse is preparing to administer nitroprusside 4 m...

A nurse is teaching a newly licensed nurse about crushing medications. The nurse should explain that which of the following medications can be crushed? Extended-release oxycodone Sublingual nitroglycerine Enteric-coated aspirin Sucralfate tablets correct answers Sucralfate tablets The nurse...

a nurse is assisting w/ the orientation of a newly licensed nurse. the nurse should explain that it is important to have a second nurse review the dosage of high-alert medications, such as heparin & insulin, for what reason? correct answers dosage errors have the potential for significant harm to th...

A nurse is preparing to admin epinephrine 0.5 mg subcutaneous stat. available is epinephrine 1mg/ml. How many ml should the nurse admin? (round to the nearest tenth) correct answers 0.5 a nurse is preparing to admin dextrose 5% in water (D5W) 500 ml IV to infuse over 8 hr. the drop factor of the ...

A nurse is preparing to administer procainamide (Pronestyl) 4 mg/min by continuous IV infusion. Available is procainamide 1 g in dextrose 5% in water (D5W) 500 mL. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number.) correct answers 120 mL/hr ...

A nurse is preparing to administer nitrtoprusside 4 mcg/kg/min by continuous IV infusions to a client who weighs 57 kg. Available is nitroprusside 50 mg in 250 ml dextrose 5% in water (D5W). correct answers 68.4 mL/hr A nurse is preparing to administer heparin 15 units/kg/hr by continuous IV infu...

A nurse is teaching a newly licensed nurse about crushing medications. The nurse should explain that which of the following medications can be crushed? Extended-release oxycodone Sublingual nitroglycerine Enteric-coated aspirin Sucralfate tablets correct answers Sucralfate tablets A nurse i...

a nurse is assisting w/ the orientation of a newly licensed nurse. the nurse should explain that it is important to have a second nurse review the dosage of high-alert medications, such as heparin & insulin, for what reason? a. Dosage errors have the potential for significant harm to the client. b...

A nurse is caring for an infant who weighs 11 lb 4 o. What is the infants weight in lb? correct answers 11.25 lb A nurse is preparing too administer gentamicin to a client who weighs 165lb. The medication reference recommends administering 2mg/kg IM every 8 hr. How many mg should the nurse plan t...

Background of Critical Care Calculations correct answers Critical care medications can induce changes in BP and heart rate and require continuous monitoring Accurate calculations of dosages is essential Medications used in critical care can be ordered by dosage (mcg/ min/ kg/h; mcg/ kg/ h) ...

A nurse is reviewing a client's prescriptions. The nurse should contact the provider to clarify which of the following prescriptions? correct answers Morphine 2.5 mg IV bolus PRN for incisional pain A nurse is preparing to administer a medication to a newly admitted client. The nurse should iden...

A nurse is preparing to administer dextrose 5% in water (D5W) 500 mL IV to infuse over 45 min to a client. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? correct answers 667 A nurse is preparing to administer packed RBCs 280 mL IV to infuse over 4 hr to a client. The nurse should set...