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Stroke Protocol: Administer a bolus with heparin 80 units per kilogram of body weight and start IV infusion at 18 units/kg/hr. The client’s weight: 198 lb. (Do not round converted weight.) [BLANK-1] How many units will the nurse administer for the bolus dose? [BLANK-2] How many units per hour will the nurse administer for the IV infusion?

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The nurse is caring for a client who is currently receiving IV heparin. The client weighs 257 lb. The most recent aPTT is 43 seconds. Use the Weight-Based Heparin Protocol to answer the questions that follow. Round converted weight to the nearest tenth. heparin protocol 1.jpg What is the initial infusion rate in units/hr? Express final answer to the nearest whole number. [BLANK-1] The client’s most recent aPTT is 93 seconds. Based on this result, what is the new infusion rate in mL/hr? Express final answer to the nearest whole number. [BLANK-2]

Determine the BSA for the following client.  An adult whose weight is 211 lb and height is 75 in. Express final BSA value to the nearest hundredth. [BLANK-1]

Indicate how the nurse should prepare the following using full-strength normal saline (0.9%) (solute) and sterile water (solvent). Irrigate foot wound with 0.24 L of 1/4 strength daily. [BLANK-1] How many milliliters of solvent will the nurse use? [BLANK-2] How many milliliters of solute will the nurse use?

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.)