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ATI - Safe Dosage, Medication Administration Test - Dosage Calculation and Safe Medication Administration 3.0, ATI: Oral Medications Test, Injectable Meds, Dosages by Weight, ATI Parenteral (IV) Medications Tes

ATI Dosage Calculation and Safe Medication Administration 3.0 - Parenteral (IV) Medications 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.) - ~ANSWER 21 gtt/min Rationale: 1. (10 gtt/mL) x (2,000 mL/16 hours) x (1 hour/60 min) =...

ATI Dosage Calculation and Safe Medication Administration 3.0 - Parenteral (IV) Medications 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.) - ~ANSWER 21 gtt/min Rationale: 1. (10 gtt/mL) x (2,000 mL/16 hours) x (1 hour/60 min) = x 2...

ATI Dosage Calculation and Safe Medication Administration 3.0 - Oral Medications A nurse is preparing to administer fluoxetine 35 mg PO daily. Available is fluoxetine solution 20 mg/5 mL. How many mL should the nurse administer daily? (Round to the nearest tenth.) - ~ANSWER 8.8 mL Rationale: 1. 20 mg/5 mL = 35 mg/x mL 2. 20x = 175 3. x = 8.75 mL 4. x = 8.8 mL (rounded) A nurse is preparing to administer hydromorphone 4 mg PO eve...

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ATI Dosage Calculation and Safe Medication Administration 3.0 - Pediatric MedicationsA nurse is converting an infant's weight in lb and oz to kg. The infant weighs 9 lb 4 oz. What is the infant's weight in kg? (Round to the nearest tenth.) - correct answer 4.2 kg Rationale: 1. 9 lb 4 oz = 9 + (4/16) lb = 9.25 lb 2. 9.25/2.2 = x 3. x = 4.204545 kg 4. x = 4.2 kg (rounded) A nurse is preparing to administer immunizations to a preschooler. Which of the following actions should the nurse...

A nurse is reviewing a client's prescriptions. The nurse should contact the provider to clarify which of the following prescriptions? Morphine 2.5 mg IV bolus PRN for incisional pain A nurse is preparing to administer a medication to a newly admitted client. The nurse should identify which of the following actions as a part of the assessment phase of the nursing process? Asking the client about a history of medication allergies A nurse is caring for a client who reports severe bac...

ATI - Safe Dosage, Medication Administration Test - Dosage Calculation and Safe Medication Administration 3.0, ATI: Oral Medications Test, Injectable Meds, Dosages by Weight, ATI Parenteral (IV) Medications Test (Questions And Answers)

A nurse is transcribing medication prescriptions for a group of clients. Which of the following is the appropriate way for the nurse to record medications that require the use of a decimal point? correct answers 0.6 ml The nurse should place a leading zero to the left of the decimal point when the dose is less than 1. A nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for meperidine (Demerol) 75 mg PO every 3 hr PRN for severe pain and hydroxyzine (Vistaril) 50 mg PO every 6 hr for brea...