Blog

The health care provider has prescribed 500 mL D5.9NS with 20 mEq of KCl to run at 100 mL/hr.  The nurse begins the infusion at 1000.  What time will the infusion be completed?  Give answer in military time.

The health care provider has prescribed azithromycin (Zithromax) 0.5 grams IVPB mg in 250 mL NS to infuse over sixty minutes.   At what rate does the nurse program the IV infusion pump?   mL/hr.

How many times a week will we meet for lecture?

Order: methadone 5 mg subcutaneous now  Supply: vial labeled 10 mg per mL How much medication will the nurse draw up in the syringe.

The health care provider has prescribed:  LR IV 250 ml at 50 ml/hr. How many hours will it take the infusion to complete? ______ hours

The health care provider has prescribed ceftriaxone (Rocephin) IVPB 500 mg in 100 mL NS to infuse over 30 minutes.  The nurse is using a gravity infusion.  The gtt factor is 10gtt/mL.  How many gtts/minute does the nurse calculate for the correct rate? Round to the whole gtt.   gtts/minute

The nurse starts an IV of 1000 mL LR at 4:45 am.  The IV will take 9 hr. 40 min to infuse via infusion pump.   When will this IV bag be completed? Please give your answer in military time. 

The health care provider has prescribed levofloxacin IVPB 750 mg in 150 mL NS to infuse over 90 minutes. The nurse is using a gravity infusion. The gtt factor is 10gtt/mL. How many gtt/minute does the nurse calculate for the correct rate? Round to the whole gtt. gtts/minute

The health care provider has prescribed piperacillin/tazobactam 3grams IVPB mg in 50 mL NS to infuse over 30 minutes. At what rate/hr. does the nurse program the infusion pump?   mL/hr.

Order:  1,500 mL NS to run over 6 hours What rate does the nurse program the IV pump?  mL/hr.