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This is an original exam question by Prof Kay Han.  It is forbidden to photograph, upload, download, copy or share this problem with anyone, or to post it onto any website.   Convert [x] m/s to km/h

You arrive on duty and see the nurse has set the Dopamine Infusion at 10 mL/hr. The physician’s order reads: Infuse Dopamine 200 mg in D5%W 250mL at 2 mcg/kg/min The patient weighs 50 kg (110 lbs). Is the Dopamine infusion set at the correct rate?    

After completing the course, are you able to design FIR/IIR filters and construct systems for spectral estimation of real signals?

Physician’s order reads: Infuse 1500 mL of Lactated Ringers over 12 hours.  The drop factor is 15 gtt/mL. Infuse _____________  gtt/min                                                                                                                                                                                                      (stse)

After completing the course, are you able to find the frequency response of digital filters in terms of magnitude and phase and evaluate design problems related to frequency selective processing?

The provider prescribed 60 units per kg of a heparin bolus for a patient who weighs 110 lbs. (50 kg). Heparin is available as 5,000 units per mL for a bolus dose. Calculate the bolus dose. The nurse will give ___ mL as the bolus dose.

Administer 1 g of an antibiotic in 50 mL of D5%W over 30 min.  The drop factor is 10 gtts per mL.  Give ___ drops per min.                                                                                                                (stse)

The provider prescribed Crysticillin 600,000 units, IM, as a single dose. Crysticillin is available in a 12 mL vial labeled 500,000 units per mL. The nurse will administer _________mL. 

A nurse receives morning report on 4 patients. Based on ABC prioritization, which of the following patients should the nurse see first?

During your morning assessment, you call your patient’s name and tap them on the shoulder several times, but they do not respond. What should your next action be?