The prescriber has ordered heparin 15,000 units subcutaneous…

The prescriber has ordered heparin 15,000 units subcutaneously every 12 hours for a patient weighing   116 lbs.  The label on the vial of heparin reads Heparin 10,000 units/mL.  How many mL of heparin should the nurse administer to this patient every 12 hours? _______________mL

The prescriber has ordered heparin IV bolus dose of 80 units…

The prescriber has ordered heparin IV bolus dose of 80 units/kg. The patient weight 56 kg. The pharmacy provides heparin in a concentration of 5000 units/ML in a vial of 10 ML. How many mL of heparin should the nurse up draw in a syringe?  ____________________ ML (if rounding is needed, round to the tenth)