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  1. You are ordered to administer 0.5 mg of atropine sulfate to a patient. The atropine comes 2mg in 1 ml. How many milliters will you give?
  2. Your answer:
    0.25 ml
    1.00 ml
    0.50 ml
    0.75 ml


  3. You have a patient that weighs 150 pounds. He has been resuscitated and now has a BP of 60/40. You are goint to establish a dopamine drip IV piggyback. You are using a 60gtt set and wish to deliver 5 mcg/kg/min. You mix 200 mg of dopamine into 250 ml of normal saline. What is your flow rate?
  4. Your answer:
    26 gtts/min
    20 gtts/min
    6 gtts/min
    32 gtts/min


  5. You have an IV containing 500 ml of fluid. You are using a 10 gtt administration set. You are rumming the rate at 20 gtts/min. How long will it take the fluid to run out of the IV bag?
  6. Your answer:
    9 hours
    6 hours 15 mins
    8 hrs 20 mins
    4 hours 20 mins


  7. You are ordered to give 10 mcg/kg/min of dobutamine to a patient. He weighs 145 pounds. Dobutmaine comes in a 12.5 mg/ml package. It contains 100 ml. What is you flow rate?
  8. Your answer:
    8 gtts/min
    26 gtts/min
    3 gtts/min
    12 gtts/min


  9. A patient is to be given 500 ml of 0.9% Sodium Chloride IV over a 4 hour period. The set has a drop rate of 20 drops/ml. What is the drip rate.
  10. Your answer:
    55 gtts/min
    26 gtts/min
    42 gtts/min
    35 gtts/min


  11. A patient is to be given 800 ml of 5% Dextrose over 6 hours. The set has a drop factor of 20 drops/ml. What is the drip rate?
  12. Your answer:
    40 gtts/min
    44 gtts/min
    24 gtts/min
    36 gtts/min


  13. A patient is to be given 800 ml of Normal Saline over 10 hours. The set has a drop factor of 15 drops/ml. What is the drip rate?
  14. Your answer:
    15 gtts/min
    20 gtts/min
    25 gtts/min
    10 gtts/min


  15. A patient is to be given 350 ml of Dextrose over 4 hours. The set has a drop factor of 20 drops/ml. What is the drip rate?
  16. Your answer:
    23 gtts/min
    19 gtts/min
    29 gtts/min
    10 gtts/min


  17. A patient is to be given 350 ml of plasma over 3 hours. The set has a drop factor of 20 drops/ml. What is the drip rate?
  18. Your answer:
    42
    28
    15
    39


  19. A patient is to be given 450 ml of Sodium Chloride IV. The set has a drop factor of 15 drops/min. What is the drip rate?
  20. Your answer:
    52 gtts/min
    46 gtts/min
    20 gtts min
    38 gtts/min


  21. A patient is to be given 600 ml Normal Saline over 6 hours. The set has a drop factor of 15 drops/ml. What is the drip rate?
  22. Your answer:
    25 gtts/min
    32 gtts/min
    12 gtts/min
    20 gtts/min


  23. 50 ml of an antibotic is to be given over 30 minutes. The set has a drop factor of 20 drops/ml. What is the drip rate?
  24. Your answer:
    33 gtts/min
    30 gtts/min
    23 gtts/min
    12 gtts/min


  25. A patient is to be given 1500 ml of Normal Saline solution over 12 hours. The set has a drop factor of 60 drops/ml. What is the drip rate?
  26. Your answer:
    75 gtts/min
    175 gtts/min
    100 gtts/min
    125 gtts/min


  27. A patient is to be given 500 ml of 0.9% Sodium Chloride over 3 hours. The set has a drop factor of 60 drops/ml. What is the drip rate?
  28. Your answer:
    167 gtts/min
    200 gtts/min
    125 gtts/min
    154 gtts/min


  29. An infusion of 5% Dextroxe has 600 ml remaining. The drop rate is 20 drops/min. If the drop factor is 12 drops/m., how many hours will it take to give this infustion?
  30. Your answer:
    4 hours
    8 hours
    2 hours
    6 hours


  31. An IV infusion of 1500 ml of Normal Saline is to be given at a rate of 40 drops/min. The drop factor is 15 drops/ml. If this infusion begins at 1015, at what time will it finish?
  32. Your answer:
    1315
    2015
    1630
    1938


  33. Calculate the time at which an IV infusion of 5% Dextrose 1000 ml would be completed when set to run at 35 drops/min. The infusion was started at 1400 and the drop factor is 20.
  34. Your answer:
    1800
    2340
    2129
    2331


  35. Calculate the time at which an IV solution of Normal Saline 500 ml to e completed when running at 28 drops/min. The infustion started at 0900, and the drop factor is 20.
  36. Your answer:
    1310
    1420
    1457
    1244


  37. Calculate the amount of intravenous fluid remaining in a 1000 ml bag of Normal Saline that has been running at 41 drops/min for 90 minutes. The drop factor is 20.
  38. Your answer:
    700 ml
    815.5 ml
    750.5 ml
    901.5 ml


  39. 1000 ml of Saline Solution is to be infused intravenously. The set has a drop factor of 15 drops/ml and is set at 40 drops/min. How long will this infusion take to finish?
  40. Your answer:
    7 hours 10 mins
    4 hours 30 mins
    6 hours 15 mins
    5 hours 45 mins


  41. A patient is to receive 1000 ml of Normal Saline. For the first 6 hours, the solution is delivered at 85 ml/hour, then the rate is reduced to 70 ml/hour. What is the total time taken to give the full volume.
  42. Your answer:
    9 hours
    11 hours
    15 hours
    13 hours


  43. At 0430, an infusion is started, to infuse 1.5L of fluid at a rate of 90ml/hour. After 10 hours, the rate is reset to 75ml/hour. What is the finishing time?
  44. Your answer:
    2230
    1830
    1630
    2030


  45. An IV infusion of 5% Dextrose is in progress. The infusion is being delivered at 40ml/hour. How much fluid will the patient receive in 4 hours?
  46. Your answer:
    80 ml
    100 ml
    60 ml
    40 ml


  47. A pateint is receiving fluid from two IV lines. Line 1 is running at 65 ml/hour and Line 2 is running at 70 ml/hour. What volume of fluid would the patient receive over 12 hours?
  48. Your answer:
    1620 ml
    1830 ml
    900 ml
    1260 ml


  49. A patient is to be given 150 mg of pethidine IM stat, for severe pain. Each ampule contains 100 ml in 2ml. How many ml will be given?
  50. Your answer:
    2.5 ml
    3 ml
    1.3 ml
    2.75 ml


  51. A patient is to receive 7.5 mg IN stat of metoclopramine. Each ampule contains 10mg per 2ml. How many ml will be given?
  52. Your answer:
    1.0 ml
    2.5 ml
    1.5 ml
    2.0 ml


  53. A patient is to given 50mg of promethazine. The box has 2ml ampules, each contain 25 mg per ml of phenergan. How many ml will be given?
  54. Your answer:
    2 ml
    1.5 ml
    3 ml
    1 ml


  55. A patient is to be given 60mg of gentamicin IM. Ampules contain 80 mg per 2 ml. What is the volume you need to give?
  56. Your answer:
    2.5 ml
    1.5 ml
    2 ml
    1 ml


  57. Ketorolac has been ordered for a patient. 20 mg q6hrs is to be given IM. The ampules contain 10mg per ml. How many ml are needed?
  58. Your answer:
    1.5 ml
    1 ml
    2 ml
    2.5 ml


  59. A patient is to be given ampicillin 750mg q6h IM. The wial reconstitued contains 1g ampicillin in 2ml of water. How many ml are needed?
  60. Your answer:
    1.75 ml
    2 ml
    1 ml
    1.5 ml



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