Dosage Calculation RN Maternal Newborn Proctored Assessment 3.2

A nurse is preparing to administer dopamine 5 mcg/kg/min via continuous IV infusion to a newborn who weighs 4.4 kg and has septic shock. Available is dopamine 200 mg in dextrose 5% in water 250 mL. Th

A nurse is preparing to administer dobutamine 12 mcg/kg/min by continuous IV infusion to a preterm newborn who weighs 2 kg. Available is dobutamine 250 mg in 500 mL dextrose 5% in water. The nurse sho

A nurse is preparing to administer oxytocin to a client at a rate of 7 milliunits/min. Available is 10 units of oxytocin in lactated Ringer's 1,000 mL. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how

A nurse is preparing to administer cephalexin 500 mg PO every 6 hr to an antepartum client who has a urinary tract infection. Available is cephalexin 250 mg tablets. How many tablets should the nursin

A nurse is preparing to administer oxycodone 10 mg PO every 6 hr PRN for severe pain to a client who is postpartum following a cesarean birth. Available is oxycodone 5 mg tablets. How many tablets sho

A nurse is reviewing a prescription to initiate an infusion of terbutaline at 2.5 mcg/min to a client PRN more than four uterine contractions in 1 hr and to increase the infusion by 5 mcg/min every 10

A nurse is caring for a newborn who weighs 6 lb. The nurse should record the newborn's weight as how many g? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use

A nurse is caring for an infant. The mother states the infant took 2.5 oz of formula at the last feeding. How many mL should the nurse document as the intake on the I&O record? (Round the answer to th

A nurse is preparing to administer ferrous sulfate 120 mg PO two times each day with meals to a client who is at 12 weeks of gestation and has anemia. Available is ferrous sulfate syrup 90 mg/5 mL. Ho