2023-2024 ATI Pharmacology Practice Exam With Answers (120 Solved Questions)

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ATI Dosage Calculation – Critical Care (5
Versions Bundled Together | Questions and
Verified Answers|100% Correct| (2023/ 2024
Updates)- Grade A
QUESTION
A nurse is preparing to administer a one time dose of gentamicin 120 mg over 2 hr to a client.
Available is gentamicin 120 mg in 100 mL of 0.9% sodium chloride. The nurse should set the IV
pump to deliver how many mL/hr? round to the whole number
Answer:
120 mg over 2 hr
120 mg in 100 mL.
how many mL/hr?
solve:
120 / 2 = 60 mg/hr
X mL/hr = 60 / 120 x 100
X = 50 mL/hr
QUESTION
A nurse is preparing to administer nitroprusside 7 mcg/kg/min by continuous IV infusion to a
client who weighs 63 kg. Available is nitroprusside 50 mg in 250 mL dextrose 5% in water,
D5W. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? round to the nearest tenth
Answer:
7 mcg/kg/min
63 kg
50 mg in 250 mL
how many ml/hr?
solve
7 x 63 / 1000 x 60 = 26.46 mg/hr
X ml/hr = 26.46 / 50 x 250
X = 132.3 ml/hr

QUESTION
The physician has ordered a norepinephrine drip at 8 mcg/min for a patient with hypotension.
The norepinephrine concentration is 4 mg/250 mL D5W. How many milliliters per hour should
the norepinephrine be infused?
Answer:
30
QUESTION
A patient is receiving vasopressin at 12 mL/h. The vasopressin concentration is 4 mg/250 mL.
How many micrograms per minute of vasopressin is the patient receiving?
Answer:
3.2
QUESTION
The physician orders dopamine IV drip at 4 mcg/kg/min for low blood pressure. The patient
weighs 154 lb. The medication is supplied in 400 mg/250 mL of 0.45% NS. Calculate the flow
rate in milliliters per hour.
Answer:
11
QUESTION
During your morning assessment, you note that a patient with heart failure has a nitroglycerin
drip infusing at 7 mL/h. With a concentration of nitroglycerin 50 mg/250 mL, how many
micrograms per minute is the patient receiving?
Answer:
23.3

QUESTION
The physician has ordered a lidocaine drip at 2 mg/min for a patient with ventricular tachycardia.
The lidocaine concentration is 2 g/250 mL D5W. How many milliliters per hour should the
lidocaine be infused
Answer:
15
QUESTION
Nesiritide is ordered to infuse at 0.01 mcg/kg/min for a patient with congestive heart failure. The
nesiritide is available in a 1.5 mg/250 mL D5W concentration. How many milliliters per hour
should the nesiritide infuse for an 80-kg patient?
Answer:
8
QUESTION
A patient is receiving lidocaine at 15 mL/h. The concentration of lidocaine is 2 g/500 mL of
D5W. Calculate the milligrams per minute the patient is receiving
Answer:
1
QUESTION
The physician orders nitroprusside IV drip at 3 mcg/kg/min for elevated blood pressure. The
patient weighs 165 lb. The medication is supplied in 50 mg/250 mL of D5W. Calculate the flow
rate in milliliters per hour.
Answer:
68
QUESTION

The physician has ordered an Inocor drip at 5 mcg/kg/min for a patient with congestive heart
failure. The Inocor concentration is 500 mg/250 mL D5W. How many milliliters per hour should
the Inocor infuse for a patient weighing 64 kg?
Answer:
10
QUESTION
The physician orders esmolol IV drip at 50 mcg/kg/min for tachycardia. The patient weighs 132
lb. The medication is supplied in 5 g/500 mL of D5W. Calculate the flow rate in milliliters per
hour.
Answer:
18
QUESTION
The physician has ordered a Precedex drip at 0.5 mcg/kg/h to sedate a patient on a ventilator.
The Precedex concentration is 200 mcg/50 mL NS. How many milliliters per hour should the
Precedex infuse for a patient weighing 84 kg?
Answer:
11
QUESTION
During your morning assessment, you note that a patient with ventricular tachycardia has a
lidocaine drip infusing at 45 mL/h. With a concentration of lidocaine 2 g/250 mL D5W, how
many milligrams per minute is the patient receiving?
Answer:
6
QUESTION

The physician orders a norepinephrine IV drip at 2.5 mcg/min for hypotension. The medication
is supplied in 2 mg/500 mL of D5W. Calculate the flow rate in milliliters per hour.
Answer:
38
QUESTION
A patient with septic shock has a Neo-Synephrine drip infusing at 20 mL/h. The Neo-Synephrine
concentration is 50 mg in 250 mL of NS. How many micrograms per minute is the patient
receiving?
Answer:
66.7
QUESTION
During your morning assessment, you note that a patient with congestive heart failure has an
Inocor drip infusing at 15 mL/h. The patient's weight is 70 kg. With a concentration of Inocor
500 mg/250 mL D5W, how many micrograms per kg per minute is the patient receiving?
Answer:
7.1
QUESTION
A patient is receiving dopamine at 20 mL/h. The concentration of dopamine is 800 mg/250 mL
of 0.9% NS. The patient's weight is 70 kg. Calculate the micrograms per kilogram per minute the
patient is receiving.
Answer:
15.2
QUESTION

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A patient is receiving dopamine at 12 mL/h. The concentration of dopamine is 800 mg/250 mL
of 0.9% NS. The patient's weight is 70 kg. Calculate the micrograms per kilogram per minute the
patient is receiving.
Answer:
9.1
QUESTION
A nurse is preparing to administer nitroglycerin 50 mcg/min by continuous IV infusion.
Available is nitroglycerin 25 mg in 250 mL dextrose 5% in water D5W. The nurse should set the
IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? round to the whole number
Answer:
50 mcg/min
25 mg in 250 mL
how many mL/hr?
solve
50 / 1000 x 60 = 3 mg / hr
X mL/hr = 3 / 25 x 250
X = 30 mL/hr
QUESTION
A nurse is preparing to administer dopamine 5 mcg/kg/min by continuous IV infusion to a client
who weighs 75 kg. The amount available is dopamine 800 mg/ 500 mL. The nurse should set the
IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? round to the nearest tenth
Answer:
5 mcg/kg/min
75 kg
800 mg / 500 mL
how many ml/hr?
solve
5 / 1000 x 75 x 60 = 22.5 mg/hr
X ml/hr = 22.5 / 800 x 500
X = 14.0625 ~~~~ 14.1 ml/hr
QUESTION

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A nurse is preparing to administer magnesium sulfate 1.75 g/hr by continuous IV infusion.
Available is 4 g magnesium sulfate in 100 mL dextrose 5% in water, D5W. The nurse should set
the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? round to the nearest tenth
Answer:
1.75 g/hr
4 g in 100 mL
how many ml/hr?
solve
X ml/hr = 1.75 / 4 x 100
X = 43.75 ~~~~ 43.8 ml/hr
QUESTION
A nurse is preparing to administer epinephrine 8 mcg/min by continuous IV infusion. Available
is epinephrine 1 mg in 250 mL dextrose 5% in water, D5W. The nurse should set the IV pump to
deliver how many mL/hr? round to the whole number
Answer:
8 mcg/min
1 mg in 250 mL
how many ml/hr?
solve
8 / 1000 x 60 = 0.48 mg/hr
X ml/hr = 0.48 / 1 x 250
X = 120 ml/hr
QUESTION
A nurse is preparing to administer lidocaine 2 mg/min by continuous IV infusion. Available is
lidocaine 2 g in 500 mL dextrose 5% in water, D5W. The nurse should set the IV pump to
deliver how many mL/hr? round to the whole number
Answer:
2 mg/min
2 g in 500 mL
how many ml/hr?
solve
2 / 1000 x 60 = 0.12 g/hr
X ml/hr = 0.12 / 2 x 500
X = 30 ml/hr

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QUESTION
A nurse is preparing to administer 0.9% sodium chloride, NaCl 1200 mL IV to infuse over 6 hr
to a client. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? round to the whole
number
Answer:
1200 mL over 6 hr
how many ml/hr?
solve
X ml/hr = 1200 / 6
X = 200 ml/hr
QUESTION
A nurse is preparing to administer nitroglycerin 15 mcg/min by continuous IV infusion.
Available is nitroglycerin 25 mg in 250 mL of dextrose 5% in water, D5W. The nurse should set
the IV pump to deliver how many ml/hr? round to the whole number
Answer:
15 mcg/min
25 mg in 250 mL
how many ml/hr?
solve
15 / 1000 x 60 = 0.9 mg/hr
X ml/hr = 0.9 / 25 x 250
X = 9 ml/hr
QUESTION
A nurse is preparing to administer regular insulin 0.1 unit/kg/hr by continuous IV infusion to a
client who weighs 60 kg. The amount available is regular insulin 50 units in 50 mL of sodium
chloride. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? round to the whole
number
Answer:
0.1 unit/kg/hr
60 kg

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50 unit in 50 mL
how many mL/hr?
solve
0.1 x 60 = 6 unit/hr
X ml/hr = 6/50 x 50
X = 6 mL/hr
QUESTION
a nurse is preparing to administer esmolol 50 mcg/kg/min by continuous IV infusion for a client
who weighs 67 kg. available is esmolol 2500 mg in 250 mL dextrose 5% in water, D%W. the
nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many ml/hr? round to the nearest tenth
Answer:
50 mcg/kg/min
67 kg
2500 mg in 250 mL
how many ml/hr?
solve
50/1000 X 67 X 60 = 201 mg/hr
X ml/hr = 201 / 2500 x 250
X = 20.1 ml/hr
QUESTION
A nurse is preparing to administer dextrose 5% in water, D5W 500 mL IV to infuse over 45 min
to a client. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? round to the whole
number
Answer:
500 mL over 45 min
how many ml/hr?
solve
45 / 60 = 0.75 hr
X ml/hr = 500 / 0.75
X = 666.66 ~~~~ 667 ml/hr
QUESTION

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A nurse is preparing to administer magnesium sulfate 1.5 g/hr by continuous IV infusion.
Available is magnesium sulfate 20 g in 500 mL dextrose 5% in water, D5W. The nurse should
set the IV pump to deliver how many ml/hr? round to the nearest tenth
Answer:
1.5 g/hr
20 g in 500 mL
how many ml/hr?
solve
X ml/hr = 1.5 / 20 x 500
X = 37.5 ml/hr
QUESTION
Isoproterenol is ordered to infuse at 2 mcg/min for a patient with hypotension. The isoproterenol
is delivered to the unit in a 1 mg/250 mL concentration. How many milliliters per hour should
the isoproterenol infuse?
Answer:
30
QUESTION
A patient with an admitting blood pressure of 230/140 mm Hg is receiving nitroprusside at 50
mL/h. The patient's weight is 70 kg. The nitroprusside concentration is 50 mg/250 mL of D5W.
How many micrograms per kilograms per minute of nitroprusside are infusing?
Answer:
2.4
QUESTION
A patient in shock has an order for a Neo-Synephrine drip at 50 mcg/min. The pharmacy dilutes
50 mg of Neo-Synephrine in 250 mL of NS. How many milliliters per hour should the Neo-
Synephrine drip be infused

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