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Order:  Infuse Drug A  6 mcg/kg * hr Available:  Drug A 12.5 mg/250 mL Patient weight:  220 lbs. At what rate should the nurse set the infusion pump?    

Order:  Infuse 1 L NSS with 12.5 mEq KCl over 10 hours Available:  1 L NSS                   Vial KCl (20 mEq/10 ml)   What volume of KCl should be added to the NSS?

Order:  250 mg calcium gluconate IV over 5 minutes Available:  0.100 g/ml calcium gluconate   How many milliliters should be administered?

Order:  infuse epinephrine 1.5 mcg/min Available:  2 mg epinephrine in 500 ml normal saline At what rate should the nurse set the infusion pump?

Order:  morphine 8 mg IV  4 X per day Available:  ampule containing 10 mg/ml morphine   What volume of drug should be administered PER DOSE?

Order: continuous IV fluid maintenance  ( 0.45% saline in 5% dextrose solution) at 100 mL/kg * day Available:  0.45% saline in 5% dextrose (1 L bags) Patient weighs:  25 lbs.   At what rate should the nurse set the infusion pump? Round to the nearest whole number

Order:  infuse 10% Drug X solution at 45 ml/hr Available:  250 ml bag 10% Drug X solution   How long will it take to infuse each bag?      

Order:  800 ml  5% D/0.2% NaCl IV over 6 hours Available:  1 L  5% D/0.2% NaCl                    Microdrip set with drop factor of 60 drops/ml   Calculate the flow rate using this apparatus.        

Order: Drug Z  1.25 g  po q12h Available: Drug Z  250 mg tablets   How many tablets will the patient receive in a 24-hour period?

Order: continuous IV fluid maintenance ( 0.45% saline in 5% dextrose solution) at 100 mL/kg * day  Available:  0.45% saline in 5% dextrose (1 L bags) Patient weighs:  21 lbs.   At what rate should the nurse set the infusion pump? Round to the nearest whole number