Reference no: EM133910522
Questions
1. A prescriber orders: 250 mL 0.9% Normal Saline IV bolus to run over 30 minutes. The nurse will set the IVpump to run at _________ mL/hr.
Answer:__________milliliter per hour
2. A nurse receives a new admission to the floor, after weighing the new client the nurse notes the clientweighs 186 lbs. The nurse determines that 186 lbs is equivalent to ______ kg.
?Answer:__________killigram
3. A prescriber has ordered 1000 mL of 0.9 % Normal Saline for IV infusion over 8 hours. The nurse is using an IV administration set that delivers 10 drops per mL. The nurse will run the IV at _______ drops per minute.
?Answer:___________drops per minute
4. A prescriber orders levothyroxine (Synthroid) 400 mcg orally. The nurse has levothyroxine (Synthroid) 0.2 mg tablets on hand. How many tablets will the nurse administer?
?Answer:___________tablets
5. An infant weighs 2500 grams. The nurse determinesthat 2500 grams is equivalent to how many kg?
?Answer:____________kilogram
6. A prescriber's order reads amoxicillin (Amoxil) 500mg orally every 12 hours for the pediatric client. Thepharmacy sends the nurse a 100 mL bottle of amoxicillin (Amoxil) that reads 250mg/5mL. The nurse is using a measuring device marked in teaspoons. How many teaspoons will the nurseadminister?
?Answer:_____________teaspoons
7. A prescriber orders dopamine (Intropin) to be infused at a rate of 3mcg/kg/minute. The pharmacy sends up the IV bag labeled: Dopamine (Intropin) 0.2 g in 250 mL of 0.9% NS. The client's current weight is 120 lbs. The nurse determines the IV should be infused at how many mL/hr?
?Answer:______________milliliters per hour
8. A prescriber orders ondansetron (Zofran) 8mg IV for the client experiencing nausea. The nurse has on hand a vial labeled ondansetron (Zofran) 2mg/mL. How many mL of this medication will the nurse draw up and administer?
?Answer:______________milliliters
9. A prescriber orders vancomycin (Vancocin) 40 mg/kg/day every 8 hours IV for the pediatric client weighing 30 lbs. What is the total amount of drug that the client will receive per day?
?Answer:____________milligrams per day
10. A prescriber orders an IV bolus of 500 mL of 0.9% NS to run over 1 hour. The nurse is using an IV administration set that delivers 20 drops per mL. The nurse determines that the IV will run at how many drops per minute?
?Answer:_______________drops per minute