A nurse is caring for a client who weighs 68 kg and has a new prescription for nitroprusside 0.3 mcg/kg/min by continuous IV infusion. The prescription says to increase the dose by 0.3 mcg every 5 min to maintain systolic UP at 100 to 200 mm Hg. Available is nitroprusside 50 mg in dextrose 5% in water 250 mL. Five min after starting the infusion, the client's 8P is 208/150 mm Hg. How many mute should the nurse administer now? (Round the to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

A nurse is preparing to administer regular insulin 3.5 units/hr by continuous IV infusion. Available is regular insulin 100 units in 0.45% sodium chloride 1,000 mL. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

A nurse is preparing to administer dobutamine 5mcg/kg/min by continuous IV infusion to client who weigh 250 lb. Available is dobutamine 250 mg in dextrose 5% in water 250 mL. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (Round the answer to nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies, do not use a trailing zero.)

A nurse is preparing to administer metoclopramide 15 mg IV. Available is metoclopramide 5 mg/mL. How many mi should ye nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. do not use a trailing zero.).

A nurse is preparing to administer dopamine 2 mg/kg/min by continuous IV infusion to a client who weighs 176 lb. Available is dopamine 400 mg in dextrose 5% in water 250 mL. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mu/hr (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

A nurse is preparing to administer lidocaine 4 mg/min by continuous IV infusion. Available is lidocaine 1 g in dextrose 5% in water 250 mL. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use trailing zero.)

A nurse is preparing to administer lactated Ringer's 150 mUhr by continuous IV infusion. The drop factor of the manual tv tubing is 15 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the IV flow rate to deliver how many gtt/min? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number, use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

A nurse is preparing to administer vancomycin 1 g in 250 mL 0.9% sodium chloride by intermittent IV bolus over 90 min. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number, Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

A nurse is preparing to administer cefotaxime 100 mg/kg /IV bolus divided in equal doses every 8 hr to a toddler who weighs 26.4 lb. Available is cefotaxime injection 300 mg/mL. How many mL 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.)

A nurse is preparing to administer diltiazem IV 0.25 mg/kg V bolus given over 2 min to client who has atrial fibrillation and weighs 154 lb. Available is diltiazem IV injection 25 mg/S 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.)

A nurse is preparing to administer nalaxone 0.4 mg IV bolus to a client who is experiencing opioid toxicity. Available is naloxone injection 1 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it apples. Do not use a trailing zero.)