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ATI Dosage Calculation and Safe Medication Administration 3.0 - Parenteral (IV) Medications
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ATI Dosage Calculation and Safe MedicationAdministration 3.0 - Parenteral (IV)
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A nurse is preparing to administer lactated Ringer's 2 L to infuse over 16
hours. The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 10 gtt/mL. The nurse should
set the manual IV infusion to deliver how many gtt/min? (Round to the
nearest whole number.) - -21 gtt/min
Rationale:
1. (10 gtt/mL) x (2,000 mL/16 hours) x (1 hour/60 min) = x
2. x = 20.833333 gtt/min
3. x = 21 gtt/min (rounded)
-A nurse is preparing to administer 0.9% sodium chloride (0.9% NaCl) 1 L to
infuse over 5 hours. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many
mL/hour? - -200 mL/hour
Rationale:
1. 1,000 mL/5 hours = x
2. x = 200 mL/hour
-A nurse is preparing to administer ceftriaxone 2 g by intermittent IV bolus
every 24 hours. Available is ceftriaxone injection 2 g in dextrose 5% in water
100 mL to infuse over 30 minutes. The nurse should set the IV pump to
deliver how many mL/hour? - -200 mL/hour
Rationale:
1. (100 mL/30 min) x (60 min/1 hour) = x
2. x = 200 mL/hour
-A nurse is preparing to administer clindamycin 300 mg by intermittent IV
bolus every 8 hours. Available is clindamycin injection 300 mg in 0.9%
sodium chloride (0.9% NaCl) 50 mL to infuse over 45 minutes. The nurse
should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hour? (Round to the nearest
whole number.) - -67 mL/hour
Rationale:
1. (50 mL/45 min) x (60 min/1 hour) = x
2. x = 66.66667 mL/hour
3. x = 67 mL/hour (rounded)
-A nurse is preparing to administer clindamycin 900 mg by intermittent IV
bolus over 45 minutes. Available is clindamycin 900 mg in 100 mL D5W. The
, nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hour? (Round to the
nearest whole number.) - -133 mL/hour
Rationale:
1. (100 mL/45 min) x (60 min/1 hour) = x
2. x = 133.3333 mL/hour
3. x = 133 mL/hour (rounded)
-A nurse is preparing to administer pantoprazole 80 mg by intermittent IV
bolus every 12 hours. Available is pantoprazole injection 80 mg in 0.9%
sodium chloride (0.9% NaCl) 100 mL to infuse over 15 minutes. The nurse
should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hour? - -400 mL/hour
Rationale:
1. (100 mL/15 min) x (60 min/1 hour) = x
2. x = 400 ml/hour
-A nurse is preparing to administer cefuroxime 750 mg by intermittent IV
bolus every 8 hours. Available is cefuroxime injection 750 mg in 0.9% sodium
chloride (0.9% NaCl) 50 mL to infuse over 15 minutes. The nurse should set
the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hour? - -200 mL/hour
Rationale:
1. (50 mL/15 min) x (60 min/1 hour) = x
2. x = 200 mL/hour
-A nurse is preparing to administer 0.9% sodium chloride (0.9% NaCl) 500
mL IV to infuse over 2 hours. The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 10
gtt/mL. The nurse should set the manual IV infusion to deliver how many
gtt/min? (Round to the nearest whole number.) - -42 gtt/min
Rationale:
1. (10 gtt/mL) x (500 mL/2 hours) x (1 hour/60 min) = x
2. x = 41.66667 gtt/min
3. x = 42 gtt/min (rounded)
-A nurse is preparing to administer ceftazidime 1 g by intermittent IV bolus
every 12 hours. Available is ceftazidime injection 1 g in 0.9% sodium chloride
(0.9% NaCl) 50 mL to infuse over 15 minutes. The nurse should set the IV
pump to deliver how many mL/hour? - -200 mL/hour
Rationale:
1. (50 ml/15 min) x (60 min/1 hour) = x
2. x = 200 mL/hour
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