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 0 1 units/kg/hr by continuous tv infusion for a client who weighs 180 lb. Available is regular insulin 500 units in 500 mL of 0.9% sodium chloride. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mi/hr? (Round to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

A nurse is reviewing the medication orders for a client who has heart failure. Which of the following prescriptions should the nurse clarify with the provider

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 0.9% sodium chloride 1,200 mL IV to infuse over 4hr. The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 15 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the manual IV infusion 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 regular insulin 0.1 unit/kg/hr by continuous IV infusion for a client who weighs 45 kg. Available is regular insulin unit/ml. in 0.9% normal saline. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (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 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 enalapril at 5 mg IV bolus. Available is enalapril injection 25 mg/mL. How many mL should the 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 esmolel 45 mcg/kg/min by continuous IV infusion to a client who weighs $2 kg. Available is esmolol 2,500 mg in dextrose 5% in water 250 mL. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mi/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 lactated Ringer's 100 mL/hr by continuous IV infusion. The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 15 gtt/min. 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 lidocaine 2:5 mg/min to a client 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 a trailing zero.)