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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.

Convert 80 kg to g.

Calculate the molecular weight of a molecule with the molecular formula: C7H15OH . Refer to the atomic weights below. H = 1 amu O = 16 amu C = 12 amu N = 14 amu

Order:  600 ml  5% D/0.2% NaCl IV over 5 hours Available:  1 L  5% D/0.2% NaCl                    Microdrip set with drop factor of 60 drops/ml   Calculate the flow rate using this apparatus.         

Order:  infuse 0.250 L of normal saline over 60 minutes   At what rate will the nurse set the infusion pump?  

Order:  infuse 2 mg epinephrine in 250 ml normal saline Available:  epinephrine 10 mg/ml vial                    250 ml normal saline   What volume of epinephrine should be added to the bag of fluid?    

Order:  Infuse 300 ml 5% magnesium sulfate at 50 ml/hr Available:  5% magnesium sulfate (5 g/100 ml)                    Macrodrip set with drop factor of 20 drops/ml   Calculate the flow rate using this apparatus.