ATI DOSAGE CALCULATION - CRITICAL CARE EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS & VERIFIED ANSWERS A+ GRADE
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ATI DOSAGE CALCULATION - CRITICAL CARE EXAM
2025 QUESTIONS & VERIFIED ANSWERS A+ GRADE 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...
ATI DOSAGE CALCULATION - CRITICAL CARE EXAM
2025 QUESTIONS & VERIFIED ANSWERS A+ GRADE
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 mL how many ml/hr? solve
7 x x 60 = 26.46 mg/hr
X ml/hr = 26. x 250 X = 132.3 ml/hr
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
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
The physician has ordered an Inocor drip at 5 mcg/kg/min for a patient with congestive
heart failure. The Inocor concentration is 500 mg/250 mL D5W. How many milliliters per
hour should the Inocor infuse for a patient weighing 64 kg?
Answer:
10
, QUESTION
The physician orders esmolol IV drip at 50 mcg/kg/min for tachycardia. The patient
weighs 132 lb. The medication is supplied in 5 g/500 mL of D5W. Calculate the flow rate
in milliliters per hour.
Answer:
18
QUESTION
The physician has ordered a Precedex drip at 0.5 mcg/kg/h to sedate a patient on a
ventilator. The Precedex concentration is 200 mcg/50 mL NS. How many milliliters per
hour should the Precedex infuse for a patient weighing 84 kg?
Answer:
11
QUESTION
During your morning assessment, you note that a patient with ventricular tachycardia
has a lidocaine drip infusing at 45 mL/h. With a concentration of lidocaine 2 g/250 mL
D5W, how many milligrams per minute is the patient receiving?
Answer:
6
QUESTION
The physician orders a norepinephrine IV drip at 2.5 mcg/min for hypotension. The
medication is supplied in 2 mg/500 mL of D5W. Calculate the flow rate in milliliters per
hour.
Answer:
38
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