Blog

Convert 11.9 cm to mm.

Order: 3 mg/kg Drug Y PO q6h Patient weighs 150 lb. Available: 75 mg/5 ml Drug Y oral solution   How many ml will the nurse give per dose? Round to the nearest tenth.

Order:  prednisolone 30 mg IV, q12h Available:  predisnolone (50 mg/5 ml) IV infusion not to exceed 10 mg/min   How long will it take to accurately infuse one dose?

Order:  250 mg ibuprofen every 6-8 hours PRN for fever Child weighs:  70 lbs. Available:  100 mg/5 ml ibuprofen suspension   How many ml per dose?

Order:  250 mg amoxicillin bid Available:  125 mg/ 5 ml amoxicillin suspension   How many milliliters per dose?

Order:  1.5 liters of IV NSS (normal saline solution) over 8 hours At what rate should the nurse set the infusion pump? Round to the nearest tenth.

Order:  Drug Z  90 mg IV  bid Available:   10 ml vials containing 10 mg/ml Drug Z   What volume of Drug Z should be administered PER DAY?

Order:  Infuse 1000 ml NSS over 7.5 hours Available:  1 L NSS                    Macrodrip set with drop factor of 15 drops/ml   Calculate the flow rate for this apparatus.

Order:  pethidine 60 mg IM Available:  ampules containing 100 mg pethidine in 2 ml How many mL of drug should be administered?

Order:  infuse Drug M at 5 mcg/kg*min  Available:  Drug M 100 mg/500 ml D5W   Patient weighs 175 lb   At what rate should the nurse set the IV infusion pump?  Round to nearest whole number.