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The patient drank 240 mL of coffee, 6 oz of apple juice, and 280 mL water during the nurse’s shift. What was the total intake (in mL) for the shift? Use only numerals – DO NOT use labels! [BLANK-1]

Directions: Calculate the dosages as indicated. A client is receiving dopamine 800 mg in 500 mL D5W infusing at a rate of 30 mL/hr. a. mg/hr: _____ b. mcg/min: _____

Directions: Determine the flow rate for the following IV being administered by infusion pump. 500 mL of Intralipid in 6 hr: _____ [BLANK-1]

It is important that leaders balance ______________ and _________________. 

A patient is ordered to start an IV Dopamine drip at 5 mcg/kg/min. The patient weighs 180 lbs. You have a bag of Dopamine that reads 400 mg/250 mL. What will you set the IV pump drip rate (mL/hr) at?  Round final answer to tenth place. Answer only in numerals – DO NOT use labels!! [BLANK-1]

The physician orders the following IV: 500 mL 0.9% NaCl q.8h. The nurse on the previous shift set the IV pump at 74 mL/hr. [BLANK-1] Is the IV infusing at the correct flow rate? yes or no [BLANK-2] If not, what should it be? (round to the nearest whole number) Answer only in numerals – DO NOT use labels!!

I asked you to read the first chapter of a book by Jim Collins titled Good to Great.  One of the key success factors that he discusses is the concept of a Level 5 leader which can best be described as?

How long in minutes will it take of an [x] mg sample of  tungsten-177 to decay to [y] mg?  The half-life of tungsten-177 is 132 minutes.  Type your answer with the correct number of significant figures and the correct units.

Which of the following best describes the concept of leadership?

Sodium Chloride bag.jpg  [BLANK-1] The patient has an IV of 1,000 mL 0.45% sodium chloride infusing at 200 mL/hour. What number on the right side of the IV bag (through 9) indicates that 600 mL remains in the bag and 400 mL has infused into the patient.  [BLANK-2] Approximately how many hours do you have left to infuse for this bag? Use only numerals – DO NOT use labels!