ATI RN Dosage Exams 2024

A nurse is preparing to administer potassium chloride 5 mEq/kg/day PO divided in equal doses every 6hr to a child who weighs 64 lb. Available is potassium chloride liquid 40 mEq/15mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it a...

A nurse is preparing to administer phenytoin 300mg PO daily. Available is phenytoin suspension 125 mg/ 5mL. How many mL should the nurse administer? - 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 tubing is 10gtt/mL...

A patient has an order for Chloromycetin, 500 mg every 6 hours. The drug comes in 250 mg capsules. What would the nurse administer? - 2 tabs A nurse is to administer 150 mg of a drug intramuscularly. The label on the multidose vials reads 100 mg/mL. How much would the nurse give? - 1.5 mL A nu...

A nurse is preparing to admin 0.9% NaCl 1,000mL IV to infuse over 6 hr. The nurse should set the IV infusion pump to deliver how many mL/hr? - 167 mL/hr A nurse is preparing to admin iron polysaccharide 100 mg PO. Available is iron polysaccharide 50 mg tablets. How many tablets should the nurse a...

A nurse is preparing to administer methimazole 0.4 mg/kg/day PO divided in two equal doses to a preschool-age child who weighs 27.3 Ib. Available is methimazole 5 mg/tablet. How many tablets should the nurse administer per dose? ( Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it appli...

A nurse is preparing to administer cefazolin 500 mg IM to a client. The nurse reconstitutes a 500 mg vial of cefazolin powder to obtain a final concentration of cefazolin 330 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do ...

A nurse is preparing to administer codeine 20 mg PO every 6 hr PRN pain. Available is codeine oral solution 10 mg/ 5 mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose? (Round to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.) - Answer: 10 mL Follow ...

A nurse is preparing to administer ampicillin 1,000 mg PO per day, divided in four equal doses. Available is ampicillin 250 mg capsules. How many capsules should the nurse administer per dose?(Round the answer to the nearest whole number. - 1 capsule A nurse is preparing to administer acyclovir 4...

A child weighs 40 lbs. The medication order reads: 0.5 mg/kg of body weight. The nurse should administer what dose? - 9 Remicade 3 mg/kg IV infusion monthly has been prescribed for a client diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. The client weighs 150 pounds. How many mg of Remicade will be infused?...

A nurse is preparing to administer eszopiclone 2,000 mcg PO to a client. How many should the nurse administer? - 2 mg A nurse is preparing to administer codeine 20 mL oral solution to a client. How many tsp should the nurse administer? - 4 tsp A nurse is preparing to administer furosemide 20 m...

Administering phenobarbital 6 mg/kg/day PO divided in equal doses every 12 hrs to a patient weighing 44 lb. Available 20 mg/5 mL. How many mL per dose? - 15 mL Patient needs 6 mg per kg a day, in 2 doses that are 12hrs apart & is 44lb; FYI lb/2.2 = x kg 5mL = 20mg SO 1 mL = 4 mg 40lb/2.2 = 20kg s...

A nurse is preparing to administer sucralfate 1 g PO twice daily to a client. Available is sucralfate 1,000 mg tablets. How many tablets should the nurse administer per dose? - 1 tablet A nurse is preparing to administer epinephrine hydrochloride 0.5 mg subcutaneous stat. How many mcg should the ...