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HESI Dosage Calculations Practice Exam/ HESI Pharmacology Review 2024. 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-11.3 First, convert pounds to kg, 220 lb : X = 2.2 lb : 1 kg = 100 kg. Next, calculat...

Table of Contents: I. Safety in Medication Administration Chapter 1. Safety in Medication Administration Chapter 2. The Drug Label II. Systems of Measurement Chapter 3. The Metric System Chapter 4. The Household System III. Methods of Calculation Chapter 5. Linear Ratio and Proportion Chapter 6. Fractional Ratio and Proportion Chapter 7. Dimensional Analysis Chapter 8. Formula Method IV. Administration of Medications Chapter 9. Calculating Oral Medication Doses Chapter 10. Syringes...

ATI RN Critical Care Dosage Calculations 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. The nurse should set the manual IV infusion to deliver how many gtt/min? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number) 56 gtt/min A nurse is prepa...

ATI RN DOSAGE CALCULATIONS 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 ans - 11.3 First, convert pounds to kg, 220 lb : X = 2.2 lb : 1 kg = 100 kg. Next, calculate the dosage per minute, 3 mcg/kg/m...

HESI Dosage Calculations Practice Exam, Hesi Pharmacology Review 2024 Questions and Answers 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.) -Answer-11.3 First, convert pounds to kg, 220 lb : X = 2.2 lb : 1 kg = 100 kg. N...

HESI Dosage Calculations Practice Exam/ HESI Pharmacology Review 2024. 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-11.3 First, convert pounds to kg, 220 lb : X = 2.2 lb : 1 kg = 100 kg. Next, calculat...

WALDEN UNIVERSITY NURS 6521 FINALS ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY Exam Elaborations Questions with Answers Graded A. The nurse practitioner orders Amoxicillin 500 mg tid? What is the total amount of medication patient will take per day? Selected Answer: 1500 mg A 72-year-old patient is prescribed ophthalmic ciprofloxacin for a bacterial infection in her right eye. The nurse will teach her to observe for which of the following adverse effects of the drug? Selected Answer: Lid margin crusting and pru...

HESI Dosage Calculations Practice Exam/ HESI Pharmacology Review 2024. 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-11.3 First, convert pounds to kg, 220 lb : X = 2.2 lb : 1 kg = 100 kg. Next, calculat...

Test Bank Calculating Drug Dosages A Patient-Safe Approach to Nursing and Math Second Edition by Sandra Luz Martinez de Castillo, Maryanne Werner Chapter 1-22 Table of Contents: I. Safety in Medication Administration Chapter 1. Safety in Medication Administration Chapter 2. The Drug Label II. Systems of Measurement Chapter 3. The Metric System Chapter 4. The Household System III. Methods of Calculation Chapter 5. Linear Ratio and Proportion Chapter 6. Fractional Ratio and Propo...

ATI RN DOSAGE CALCULATIONS EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST 2024/2025 (100% CORRECT) First, convert pounds to kg, 220 lb : X = 2.2 lb : 1 kg = 100 kg. Next, calculate the dosage per minute, 3 mcg/kg/min x 100 kg = 300 mcg/min. Convert mcg/min to mcg/hour, 300 mcg/min x 60 min=18,000 mcg/hour. Convert mcg/hr to mg/hour, 18,000 mcg/hr = 18.0 mg/hour. Calculate the rate, 400 mg : 250 ml = 18 mg : X ml 400X = 4500 X = 11.25 = 11.3 ml. So, 18 mg/11.3 ml should be infused at 11.3 ml/hour. A cli...