1 | P a g e ATI DOSAGE CALCULATIONS CRITICAL CARE EXAM 2024 NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFI ED ANSWERS (100% CORRECT ANSWER ) /ALREADY GRADED A+ QUESTION A nurse is preparing to administer a one time dose of gentamicin 120 mg over 2 hr to a client. Available is gentamicin 120 mg in 100 mL of 0.9% sodium chloride. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? round to the whole number Answer: 120 mg over 2 hr 120 mg in 100 mL. how many mL/hr? solve: = 60 mg/hr X mL/hr = x 100 X = 50 mL/hr QUESTION A nurse is preparing to administer nitroprusside 7 mcg/kg/min by continuous IV infusion to a client who weighs 63 kg. Available is nitroprusside 50 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 tenth Answer: 7 mcg/kg/min 63 kg 50 mg in 250 m L how many ml/hr? solve 7 x x 60 = 26.46 mg/hr X ml/hr = 26. x 250 2 | P a g e X = 132.3 ml/hr 3 | P a g e QUESTION The physician has ordered a norepinephrine drip at 8 mcg/min for a patient with hypotension. The norepinephrine concentration is 4 mg/250 mL D5W. How many milliliters per hour should the norepinephrine be infused? Answer: 30 QUESTION A patient is receiving vasopressin at 12 mL/h. The vasopressin concentration is 4 mg/250 mL. How many micrograms per minute of vasopressin is the patient receiving? Answer: 3.2 QUESTION The physician orders dopamine IV drip at 4 mcg/kg/min for low blood pressure. The patient weighs 154 lb. The medication is supplied in 400 mg/250 mL of 0.45% NS. Calculate the flow rate in milliliters per hour. Answer: 11 QUESTION During your morning assessment, you note that a patient with heart failure has a nitroglycerin drip infusing at 7 mL/h. With a concentration of nitroglycerin 50 mg/250 mL, how many micrograms per minute is the patient receiving? Answer: 23.3 4 | P a g e QUESTION The physician has ordered a lidocaine drip at 2 mg/min for a patient with ventricular tachycardia. The lidocaine concentration is 2 g/250 mL D5W. How many milliliters per hour should the lidocaine be infused Answer: 15 QUESTION Nesiritide is ordered to infuse at 0.01 mcg/kg/min for a patient with congestive heart failure. The nesiritide is available in a 1.5 mg/250 mL D5W concentration. How many milliliters per hour should the nesiritide infuse for an 80 -kg patient? Answer: 8 QUESTION A patient is receiving lidocaine at 15 mL/h. The concentration of lidocaine is 2 g/500 mL of D5W. Calculate the milligrams per minute the patient is receiving Answer: 1 QUESTION The physician orders nitroprusside IV drip at 3 mcg/ kg/min for elevated blood pressure. The patient weighs 165 lb. The medication is supplied in 50 mg/250 mL of D5W. Calculate the flow rate in milliliters per hour. Answer: 68 QUESTION
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