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Henriksen K, Battles JB, Marks ES, et al., editors. Advances in Patient Safety: From Research to Implementation (Volume 1: Research Findings). Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2005 Feb.

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Table 1Pump programming tasks used in the study

a)Check a running dose of the drug dopamine (a premix concentration of 400 mg in 250 ml) that is set to run at 3 mcg/kg/min for a 75 kg patient.
b)Change the same dopamine infusion to a rate of 2 mcg/kg/min.
c)Set up and run a second pump (powered down) to deliver 1 liter of intravenous fluid over 8 hours.
d)Change the pump from scenario 3 to now deliver dopamine (400 mg/250 ml) at 3 mcg/kg/min in a 65 kg patient.
e)Change the same pump to deliver a premix of the drug nesiritide at a rate of 1 mcg/kg/min (a higher than normal dose).*
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This fifth question was added to the nurse sample test and later used for qualitative analysis.

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