Blog

Order: Infuse heparin at 20,000 units per hour from a solution containing 60,000 units of heparin in 500 mL D5W. How many mL/hr will deliver the ordered dose? Round final answer to the nearest whole number. [BLANK-1]

Lymphatic vessel obstruction could be seen in a patient who has had which condition?

The nurse receives an order to infuse 250 mL of D5W in 3 hours at the rate of 21 gtt/min (21 macrogtt/min). Drop factor: 15 gtt/mL. After 1½ hours, the nurse notices that 200 mL is left in the bag.  [BLANK-1] What is the recalculated IV rate in mL/hr? [BLANK-2] What is the recalculated IV rate in gtt/min? Express both final answers to the nearest whole number.

Order: Cefazolin 0.5 g IM q8h Available: Use label below. cefazolin 1g.jpg   [BLANK-1] How many milliliters will the nurse administer in one day? Express final answer to the nearest tenth. [BLANK-2] How many milligrams will the nurse administer in one day?

An IV of 980 mL of 0.9% NS is started at 5:35 PM to infuse at 85 mL/hr. [BLANK-1] How long will it take the IV to infuse? (Express answer in hour and minutes.) [BLANK-2] At what time will the IV be be completed? (Express in military time.)

The client has a primary IV of 1,500 mL Lactated Ringers to infuse over 24 hours. The nurse must also hang an IV piggyback of 300,000 units of Penicillin G in 300 mL of 0.9% NS every 4 hours. The IVPB is ordered to run for 45 minutes.  What is the flow rate for the IVPB in mL/hr?  Express final answer to the nearest whole number. [BLANK-1]

A client who weighs 14.5 kg is ordered to receive acetaminophen 25 mg/kg/day. The recommended dose for acetaminophen is 10 to 15 mg/kg/dose in divided doses q4h. [BLANK-1] Based on the recommended dose range provided, what is the dose range, in milligrams, of how much acetaminophen the client can receive in one day? [BLANK-2] Is the ordered dose safe? (Yes or No)

Order: Infuse 1.85 L D5 ½ NS at 200 mL/hr. Drop factor: 10 gtt/mL. [BLANK-1] At what rate, in gtt/min, will the medication be delivered? Express final answer to the nearest whole number. [BLANK-2] The infusion was started at 0615, at what time will the infusion be completed? Express final answer in military time.

Order: Fluconazole 150 mg p.o. daily for 2 weeks.Available: (Use the label below.) fluconazole 100 mg(1).jpg  [BLANK-1] How many tablets will the nurse administer in one day? [BLANK-2] According to the order, how many doses can be administered from one bottle of medication?

Express 8:15 PM in military time. [BLANK-1]