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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.

Prepare 35% Osmolite tube feeding. Total volume is 500 mL.  How much Osmolite is needed?  mL

Directions: Write the equivalent indicated. 59 lb. = ______ kg (Round answer to the nearest tenth)

Prescribed: Hydralazine HCl 15 mg IVP over 2 minutes. Available: 20 mg/mL How many mL does the nurse administer every 30 seconds?  mL (round to the nearest tenth)

Directions: Use the label to identify the information requested. What is the dosage strength of this medication? ______ mg