The healthcare provider prescribes amiodarone 0.5 mg/min intravenously (IV) for a client with a ventricular dysrhythmia. The IV bag contains amiodarone 360 mg in dextrose 5% in water (D5W) 200 mL. How many mL/hour should the nurse program the infusion pump?
(Enter numerical value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest whole number.)

A client who is receiving an IV infusion of heparin sodium 25,000 units in 5% dextrose injection 500 mL at 1,000 units/hour has a partial thromboplastin time (PTT) of 10 seconds. The sliding scale prescription reads, "If the PTT is less than 65 seconds, increase the rate by 200 units/hour; and if the PTT is greater than 95 seconds, decrease the rate by 200 units/hour." The nurse should regulate the infusion pump for how many mL/hour?
(Enter numerical value only.)

A client who weighs 154 pounds receives a prescription for levothyroxine 1.6 mcg/kg by mouth (PO) daily. The medication is available in 112 mcg scored tablets. How many tablets should the nurse administer? (Enter numerical value only.)

The healthcare provider prescribes oseltamivir for a client who weighs 35 pounds. Recommended dosages for oseltamivir are:

- 30 mg twice a day (BID) for 5 days for a client who weighs less than 33 pounds

- 45 mg BID for 5 days for a client who weighs 34 to 50.6 pounds

- 60 mg BID for 5 days for a client who weighs 51 to 88 pounds

- 75 mg BID for 5 days for a client who weighs more than 88 pounds

Oseltamivir is labeled, "12 mg/mL suspension." How many milliliters should the nurse administer per dose? (Enter the numerical value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest tenth.)

Dobutamine hydrochloride 2 mcg/kg/min is prescribed for a client weighing 165 pounds. The solution is mixed with 50 mg of dobutamine in 1,000 mL of D5W. The nurse should set the infusion pump to deliver how many mL/hour?
(Enter numerical value only.)

The healthcare provider prescribes hydromorphone 1 mg intravenously (IV) every 3 hours for an older client after hip replacement surgery. The nurse prepares the prescribed dose from an ampule labeled, "Hydromorphone Injection 2 mg/mL." Additional instructions for opiate naive clients recommend diluting the dosage with 3 mL of sterile normal saline (NS) for IV push over 2 to 3 minutes. How many mL is the total volume of diluted medication?
(Enter the numerical value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest tenth.)

A client who weighs 176 pounds receives a prescription for dobutamine 2 mcg/kg/min intravenously (IV). The IV bag contains dobutamine 500 mg in dextrose 5% in water (D5W) 500 mL. How many mL/hour should the nurse program the IV infusion pump?
(Enter numerical value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest whole number.)

Dobutamine hydrochloride 2 mcg/kg/min is prescribed for a client weighing 165 pounds. The solution is mixed with 50 mg of dobutamine in 150 mL of D5W. The nurse should set the infusion pump to deliver how many mL/hour?
(Enter numerical value only.)

The healthcare provider prescribes 0.075 mg of levothyroxine by mouth (PO) daily. The medication is labeled, "50 mcg tablets." How many tablets should the nurse administer? (Enter numerical value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest tenth.)

Nitroglycerin 30 mcg/minute is prescribed for a client who is admitted with chest pain. Nitroglycerin 100 mg is dispensed in a solution of 250 mL of D5W. The nurse should program the infusion pump to deliver how many mL/hour?
(Enter numerical value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest tenth.)

A client receives a prescription for intravenous (IV) glucagon 3 mg/hour for a beta-blocker overdose. The available IV solution is normal saline (NS) 500 mL with glucagon 50 mg. The nurse should program the infusion pump to deliver how many mL/hour?
(Enter the numerical value only.)