ATI Dosage Calculation RN Adult
Med/Surg Practice Assessment 3.0
exam-detailed solution
A nurse in a long-term care facility is preparing to
administer rivastigmine 3 mg PO twice daily to a client who
has Alzheimer's disease. Available is rivastigmine 1.5
mg/capsule. How many capsules should the murse
administer per dose? -correct answer ✅✅2 caps
A nurse is preparing to administer 0.9% sodium chloride
(0.9% NaCl) 1,000 mL IV to infuse at 125 mL/hr. The drop
factor of the manual IV tubing is 15 gtt/mL. The nurse
should set the manual IV infusion to diliver how many
gtt/min? -correct answer ✅✅31 gtt/min
A nurse is preparing to administer 1,500 mL IV fluid bolus
of 0.9% sodium chloride to a pt. How many liters should
the RN administer? (Nearest 10th) -correct answer ✅✅1.5
L
A nurse is preparing to administer 15 mL of codeine PO to
a client. The nurse should identify that 15 mL is equivalent
to which of the following measurments? -correct answer
✅✅3 tsp
A nurse is preparing to administer amphotericin B lipid
complex 2.5 mg/kg IV intermittent bolus to a client who
weighs 176 lb. Avalible is amphotericin B lipid complex 5
, mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer? -
correct answer ✅✅40 mL
A nurse is preparing to administer cefazolin 250 mg IM.
Avalible is cefazolin powder 500 mg vial. Nurse
reconstructs to 2 mL of sterile water to yeild a final of 225
mg/mL. how many mL? -correct answer ✅✅1.1 mL
A nurse is preparing to administer cefazolin 500 mg IM
every 12 hr. Available is cefazolin injection 330 mg/mL.
How many mL should the nurse administer per dose? -
correct answer ✅✅1.5 mL
A nurse is preparing to administer cefazolin 500mg IM to a
pt. Available is cefazolin powder 500mg vial. The nurse
reconstitutes the powder by adding 2mL of sterile water to
yield a final concentration of cefazolin 225 mg/mL. How
many mL should the nurse administer? (Nearest 10th) -
correct answer ✅✅2.2 mL
A nurse is preparing to administer dextrose 5% water
(D5W) 250 mL IV to infuse over 2 hr. The nurse should set
the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? -correct answer
✅✅125 mL/hr
A nurse is preparing to administer digoxin 0.25 mg PO.
Available is digoxin 0.125 mg tablets. How many tablets
should the nurse administer? -correct answer ✅✅2 tabs
A nurse is preparing to administer diltiazem 0.25 mg/kg IV
to a client who weighs 176 lb. Available is diltiazem 5
mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer? -
correct answer ✅✅4 mL
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