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San Jacinto College - NURS 3356 1)The physician orders Hespan 200 mg in 500mL to be fused over 3 hours

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San Jacinto College - NURS 3356

1)The physician orders Hespan 200 mg in 500mL to be fused over 3 hours. The tubing drop factor is 15 gtt/mL. Calculate the flow rate in drops per minute to infuse the Hespan in 3 hours.

 

 

2. The physician orders gentamycin 80mg in 100 mL D5W to be infused over 1 hour. The tubing drop factor is 60 gtt/mL. How many drops per minute should be given to infuse the gentamycin over 1 hour?

3)The physician orders lidocaine at 2mg/min for cardiac dysrhythmias. The medication is supplied as 1g in 500mL of D5W. Calculate the flow rate in milliliters per hour.  

4)The physician orders nitroglycerin at 10 mcg/min. The concentration of nitroglycerin is 100mg in 500 mL of D5W. Calculate the flow rate in milliliters per hour.

5)A patient is receiving lidocaine at 60 mL/h. The concentration of lidocaine is 1g in 500 mL of D5W. Calculate the milligrams per minute the patient is receiving.

6)A patient is receiving nitroglycerin at 3mL/h. Nitro is supplied as 50mg in 500mL of 0.9% NS. Calculate the micrograms per minute the patient is receiving.

7)The physician orders a Dopamine IV drip at 3mcg/kg/min for a patient in cardiogenic shock. The medication is supplied as 800mg of dopamine in 250 mL of 0.9% NS. The patient weighs 70kg. Calculate the flow rate in milliliters per hour.

 

8) A patient is receiving dopamine at 12 mL/h. The concentration of dopamine is 200mg in 250 mL of 0.9% NS. The nurse needs to calculate the micrograms per kilogram per minute the patient is receiving. The patient weighs 154lbs.

 

9. The physician orders vancomycin 1g over 60min. The Vanco is dissolved in 100mL of D5w. How many milliliters per hour should the IV pump be programmed for?

10. 11)

    Order: Cefuroxine 800mg q 8 hours

    The child weighs 60lbs. The recommended dosage is 75 to 100 mg/kg/24h q8 h.

    Calculate the single dose range for this child. Is it safe?

    12)

    The physician orders 500 mL of dextran to be infused over 24 hours. How many milliliters per

    hour should the IV pump be programmed for?

    13)

    A patient with genital herpes has an order for acyclovir 400mg IVPB q8 h. The acyclovir is

    dissolved in 100mL 0.9% NS and is to be infused over 1 hour. How many milliliters per hour

    should the IV pump be programmed for?

    14)

    Amikacin 80mg is ordered IVPB q 12h. The amkacin is dissolved in 100 mL D5W and is to be

    infused over 30 minutes. With a tubing drop factor of 15gtt/mL, how many drops per minute

    should be given?

    15)

    The physician orders 3000 mL of TPN to be infused from 1900 to 0700. How many milliliters per

    hour should the IV pump be programmed for?

    16)

    Mr. McCane, who has PUD, has Pepcid 20mg in 100 mL D5W ordered q12h. The Pepcid is to

    be infused over 30 minutes. With tubing drop factor of 10gtt/mL, how many drops per minute

    should be given?

    17)

    A malnourished patient has an order for 500 mL of intralipid 10% to be infused over 6 hours.

    How many milliliters per hour should the IV pump be programmed for?

    18)

    An order is received to infuse penicillin G 4,000,000 units in 100 mL of D5W q12h. The tubing

    drop factor is 10gtt/mL. The penicillin should be infused over 60 minutes. How many drops per

    minute should be given?

    19)

    Mrs. Ruiz has hypokalemia. The physician orders potassium 60 mEq in 250 mL of D5W. The

    facility's policy states to infuse the potassium at 20 mEq/h. How many milliliters per hour should

    the IV pump be programmed for?

    20)

    A postoperative patient has Kefzol 1g ordered q8h. The Kefzol is dissolved in 50 mL of D5W,

    and is to be infused over 30 minutes. The tubing drop factor is 60 gtt/mL. How many drops per

    minute should be given?

    
    The physician orders Kefzol 1g dissolved in 50mL of D5W to be infused over 30 mins as an IV piggyback. Calculate how many milliliters per hour the nurse will need to program the pump.

21. A child weighs 22lbs. The physician prescribes ampicillin 100 to 200 mg/kg/24h divided q6h. Calculate the individual dose for ampicillin.

 

22)

The physician orders Pfizerpen 1.2 million units IV in a single dose today. What is the

medication concentration if 11.5 mL of diluent is added?___ How many milliliters will the nurse

administer?

Label: 11.5 mL diluent added = 1,000,000 u/mL

23)

Your patient with a sacral decubitus receives penicillin V 200,000 units po four times a day. You

have penicillin V oral solution 400,000 units/5 mL. How many milliliters will you administer?

24)

Your postoperative patient receives heparin 5000 units subq q12 hours. Heparin 2500 units/mL

is available. How many milliliters will you administer?

25)

Mrs. Tanaka has been admitted with unstable angina. The physician orders Fragmin 8700

international units subcutaneous injection q12h. How many milliliters will be administered?

Round to nearest hundredth.

Label: 10,000 IU/mL

9.5

mL multidose vial

26)

Your patient with diabetes has an order for regular insulin IV at 9 units/hr. The concentration is

insulin 500 units in 500 mL of0.9% NS. How many milliliters per hour should the IV pump be

programmed for?

27)

Mrs. Allen has dvt and has an order for heparin at 800 units/hr. The concentration is heparin

,000 units in 500 mL of D5W. How many milliliters per hour should the pump be programmed

50

for?

28)

Your patient with hypertension has orders for Nipride at 5mcg/kg/min. The concentration is

Nipride 100 mg in 250mL of D5W. The patient weighs 62 kg. How many milliliters per hour

should the IV pump be set for?

29)

Mr. Marshall, who is admitted with pulmonary edema, has dobutamine ordered at 5mcg/kg/min.

The concentration is dobutamine 1g in 250 mL of 0.9% NS. The patients weight is 50kg. How

many milliliters per hour should the IV pump be programmed for?

30)

A patient with an acute myocardial infarction has IV nitro ordered at 20 mcg/min. The

concentration is nitro 50 mg in 250 mL of d5W. How many milliliters per hour should the IV

pump be set for?

 

 

 

31)

A patient with a ventricular dysrhythmia has lidocaine ordered at 3mg/min. The concentration is

lidocaine 2g in 500 mL of D5W. How many milliliters per hour should the IV pump be set?

32)

Mrs. Morales has been resuscitated and now has Levophed ordered at 5mcg/min. The

concentration is Levophed 1mg in 250 mL of 0.9% NS. How many milliliters per hour should the

IV pump be programmed for?

33)

An intubated patient has propofol ordered at 25mcg/kg/min. The concentration of propofol is

10

mg/mL/ . The patients weight is 50 kg. How many milliliters per hour should the IV pump be

set?

34)

A patient with a thrombosis has a heparin infusion at 15mL/ h. The heparin concentration is

25

,000 units in 250 mL of D5W. How many units per hour is the patient receiving?

35)

Mrs. Green, who has A-fib, has amiodarone ordered at 0.5 mg/min. The concentration is

amiodarone 900mg in 250mL of D5W. How many milliliters per hour should the IV pump be set?

36)

A patient with a blood pressure of 240/120mmHg is receiving nitroprusside at 63mL/h. The

patients weight is 70kg. The nitroprusside concentration is 50mg in 250mL of D5W. How many

micrograms per kilogram per minute of nitroprusside is infusing?

37)

A patient is receiving lidocaine at 45 mL/hr after being defibrillated for ventricular fibrillation. The

lidocaine concentration is 2g in 500mL of 0.9%NS. How many milligrams per minute of

lidocaine is the patient receiving?

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An infant weighs 4kg, what is the required amount of fluid per day in mL?

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An infant weighs 30.8 lb, what is the required IV flow rate in mL/hr to maintain proper fluid

levels?

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