ATI LPN
ATI PN Fundamentals Questions
Extract:
A nurse is preparing to administer morphine 15 mg subcutaneously. The amount available is morphine injection 10 mg/mL.
Question 1 of 5
How many mL should the nurse administer? (Round to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
Correct Answer: 1.5
Rationale: Volume = 15 mg / 10 mg/mL = 1.5 mL. The nurse should administer 1.5 mL of morphine.
Extract:
A nurse is preparing to administer dextrose 5% in water (D5W) 100 mL to infuse over 1 hr. The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 15 gtt/ml.
Question 2 of 5
The nurse should set the manual IV infusion to deliver how many gtt/min? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number.)
Correct Answer: 25
Rationale: (100 mL × 15 gtt/mL) / 60 min = 25 gtt/min.
Therefore, the nurse should set the manual IV infusion to deliver 25 drops per minute.
Extract:
A nurse is preparing to administer haloperidol 5 mg IM to a client. Available is haloperidol 50 mg/mL.
Question 3 of 5
How many mL should the nurse administer per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth/whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
Correct Answer: 0.1
Rationale: 5 mg / 50 mg/mL = 0.1 mL. The nurse should administer 0.1 mL per dose.
Extract:
A nurse is preparing to administer olanzapine 10 mg PO. Available is olanzapine 5 mg orally disintegrating tablets.
Question 4 of 5
How many tablets 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.)
Correct Answer: 2
Rationale:
To administer 10 mg using 5 mg tablets, the nurse should give two tablets.
Extract:
A nurse is collecting data from a client.
Question 5 of 5
Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the charge nurse as an indicator of dehydration?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Skin tenting indicates dehydration due to loss of skin elasticity from reduced fluid volume.