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MSI Test-out Practice Dosage Calculations

1. The healthcare provider prescribes a bolus of 500 mL of 0.9% normal saline to run over 3 hours. The drop factor is 10 drops/mL. The nurse plans to adjust the flow rate at how many drops per minute? Round the answer to the nearest whole number. _____ gtt/min 2. The healthcare provider prescribes a dose of 300, 000 units of penicillin G benzathine (Bicillin). The label on the 10 mL ampule sent from the pharmacy reads penicillin G benzathine (Bicillin) 600, 000 units/mL. How much medication will the nurse prepare to administer the correct dose? Record the answer using one decimal place. _______ mL 3. The client is to receive 1L of D5NS at 125mL/hr. The drop factor is 10 drops/mL. The nurse adjusts the flow rate to deliver how many drops per minute? Round the answer to the nearest whole number. _______ gtt/min 4. Ampicillin sodium, 250 mg in 50 mL of normal saline is being administered over a period of 30 minutes. The drop factor is 15 drops/mL. The nurse determines that the infusion is running at the prescribed rate if the infusion is delivering how many drops per minute? Round the answer to the nearest whole number. _______ gtt/min 5. The healthcare provider prescribes potassium chloride 30mEq to be added to 1000mL normal saline and to be administered over a 12 hour period. The label on the medication bottle reads 6mEq/mL. The nurse prepares how many milliliters of potassium chloride to administer the correct dose of medication? _______mL 6. The prescription for an infusion of parenteral nutrition reads: Infuse 1200 mL over 24 hours. At what rate will the nurse set the infusion pump? _______mL/hr...