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Mrs. Ruiz has hypokalemia. The physician orders potassium 60 mEq in 250 mL of D5W. The facility’s policy states to infuse the potassium at 20 mEq/h. How many milliliters per hour should the IV pump be programmed for? _______ mL/hr

Match the correct term to the identifying photo.

Which insulin should NOT be mixed with any other insulin in the same syringe?

A patient requires 500 mL of Lactated Ringer’s solution over 4 hours. The IV tubing delivers 15 drops per mL. If the infusion begins at 11:45 AM, when should it be done? The nurse knows that the patient will receive ___[BLANK-1]______ gtt/min and the infusion will be completed at ____[BLANK-2]______ (answer in military time) Enter answers only in the blanks.

A client weighs 210 lbs. Heparin IV infusion} Heparin sodium 25,000 units in 1,000 ml of 0.9% normal saline. The order is to give a bolus with heparin sodium 80 units/kg, then initiate drip at 14 units/ kg/hr. (Round weight and infusion to the tenth. Enter only number(s) in the blank.)  Calculate the heparin bolus dosage ____[BLANK-1]________;Calculate the initial infusion dose _____[BLANK-2]________  (Enter the number(s) only in the blank.)

A patient is prescribed 1,000 mL of 0.9% Normal Saline to be infused at 90 mL/hr. How long will the infusion take?

A nurse is preparing to give a heparin bolus dose of 40 units/kg to a patient weighing 90 kg. How many total units will the nurse administer?

A patient with aplastic anemia has an order for 1 unit of packed red blood cells (250 mL) to be infused. The facility’s policy states to infuse the blood over 4 hours. The tubing drop factor is 20 gtt/mL. How many drops per minute should be given? _______ gtt/min

Your patient has a Heparin drip running at 29 mL/hr. The Heparin bag reads 10,000 units/ 100 mL. How many units per hour is the patient receiving?

When assessing the type of insulin to be given to a client, the nurse knows that Lispro, Aspart, Gluisine are all examples of a ___[BLANK-1]______ insulin analog. Select from the list of answers to fill in the blank. Fast- actingLong-acting