ATI Critical Care Dosage Calculations Exam Questions And Complete Answers

A nurse is preparing to administer sucralfate 1 g PO twice daily to a client. Available is sucralfate 1,000 mg tablets. How many tablets should the nurse administer per dose? - 1 tablet A nurse is preparing to administer epinephrine hydrochloride 0.5 mg subcutaneous stat. How many mcg should the nurse administer? - 500 mcg A nurse is preparing to administer diphenhydramine 25 mg PO every 6 hr. Available is diphenhydramine syrup 12.5mg/5mL. How many tsp should the nurse administer per dose?...

Administering phenobarbital 6 mg/kg/day PO divided in equal doses every 12 hrs to a patient weighing 44 lb. Available 20 mg/5 mL. How many mL per dose? - 15 mL Patient needs 6 mg per kg a day, in 2 doses that are 12hrs apart & is 44lb; FYI lb/2.2 = x kg 5mL = 20mg SO 1 mL = 4 mg 40lb/2.2 = 20kg so 6mg*20kg = 120mg a day OR 60mg per 12hr dose SO 60mg/4mg= 15mL Administering cefaclor 500 mg PO every 12 hrs. Available cefaclor 250 mg/5 mL. How many mL per dose? - 10 mL Patient needs 500mg pe...

A nurse is preparing to administer eszopiclone 2,000 mcg PO to a client. How many should the nurse administer? - 2 mg A nurse is preparing to administer codeine 20 mL oral solution to a client. How many tsp should the nurse administer? - 4 tsp A nurse is preparing to administer furosemide 20 mg IM. Available is furosemide injection 10 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse admsinister? - 2 mL A nurse is preparing to administer 750,000 units of procaine penicillin G IM. Available is procain...

A child weighs 40 lbs. The medication order reads: 0.5 mg/kg of body weight. The nurse should administer what dose? - 9 Remicade 3 mg/kg IV infusion monthly has been prescribed for a client diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. The client weighs 150 pounds. How many mg of Remicade will be infused? Round your answer to the nearest whole number. - 205 A 44-lb (20-kg) preschooler is being treated for inflammation. The physician orders 0.2 mg/kg/day of dexamethasone by mouth to be administered ...

A nurse is preparing to administer ampicillin 1,000 mg PO per day, divided in four equal doses. Available is ampicillin 250 mg capsules. How many capsules should the nurse administer per dose?(Round the answer to the nearest whole number. - 1 capsule A nurse is preparing to administer acyclovir 40 mg PO to a client who has herpes simplex type 2 virus. Available is acyclovir 200 mg capsules. How many capsules should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. - 2 capsu...

A nurse is preparing to administer codeine 20 mg PO every 6 hr PRN pain. Available is codeine oral solution 10 mg/ 5 mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose? (Round to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.) - Answer: 10 mL Follow these steps for the Ratio and Proportion method of calculation: Step 1: What is the unit of measurement the nurse should calculate? mL Step 2: What is the dose the nurse should administer? Dose to a...

A nurse is preparing to administer cefazolin 500 mg IM to a client. The nurse reconstitutes a 500 mg vial of cefazolin powder to obtain a final concentration of cefazolin 330 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.) - 1.5 A nurse is preparing to administer methylprednisolone 30 mg/kg IV bolus to a school-age child who weighs 47 lb. After reconstitution, how many mL should the nurse ad...

A nurse is preparing to administer methimazole 0.4 mg/kg/day PO divided in two equal doses to a preschool-age child who weighs 27.3 Ib. Available is methimazole 5 mg/tablet. How many tablets should the nurse administer per dose? ( Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.) - 0.5 A nurse is preparing to administer phynytoin 0.2 g PO. Available is phenytoin oral suspension 125 mg/5ml. How many ml should the nurse administer? (Round the ...

A nurse is preparing to admin 0.9% NaCl 1,000mL IV to infuse over 6 hr. The nurse should set the IV infusion pump to deliver how many mL/hr? - 167 mL/hr A nurse is preparing to admin iron polysaccharide 100 mg PO. Available is iron polysaccharide 50 mg tablets. How many tablets should the nurse admin? - 2 tablets A nurse is preparing to admin acyclovir 400 mg PO to a client who has herpes simplex type 2 virus. Available is acyclovir 200 mg capsules. how many capsules should the nurse admin...

A patient has an order for Chloromycetin, 500 mg every 6 hours. The drug comes in 250 mg capsules. What would the nurse administer? - 2 tabs A nurse is to administer 150 mg of a drug intramuscularly. The label on the multidose vials reads 100 mg/mL. How much would the nurse give? - 1.5 mL A nurse is to administer 30 mg of furosemide (Lasix) to a client with congestive heart failure (CHF). The vial contains 40 mg/mL. Which is the correct dose to administer? - 0.75 mL The nurse is providi...