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Question 11 A nurse is preparing to administer furosemide 30 mg IV push stat for a client with pulmonary edema. The amount available is 10 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.) Question 12 A nurse is preparing to administer 15 mcg/kg/min of dopamine to maintain a systolic blood pressure above 90 mm Hg to a client with hypovolemic shock. The client weighs 52 kg. The available dose comes in 400 mg in 250 mL of 5% dextrose in water (DSW). At what rate (ml/hr) will the nurse set the infusion pump? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.) Question 13 A nurse is preparing to infuse 18 units/kg/hour of heparin sodium for a client with DVT. The client weighs 121 lbs. The amount available is 25,000 units x of heparin in a quarter of a liter bag of 0.9 sodium chloride. How will the nurse set the IV pump rate (ml/hr)? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.) Question 14 A nurse is preparing to administer 0.2 gram PO twice a day of valproic acid to be administered to a young adolescent client with brain inflammation. X The label says that it is safe to administer the dose at 10-15 mg/kg/day in 2 or 3 divided doses and the available dose is 250 mg/5 ml and the client weighs 40 kg. Which of the actions should the nurse take? Wednesday, November 20, 2019 6:35:59 AM EST

Answer 1

Ans 11

Nurse should administrator 8ml per dose

Ans 12

29ml/hr

Explanation :total amount required in 1 hr = (15*52*60)/1000=46.8mg

1ml of 5%dextrose solution contains =

400/250=1.6mg dopamine

46.8 mg dopamine is equivalent to 29ml solutions

Ans 13

10ml/hr

Explanation :- 121lbs= 54.88kg

Amount of heparin required=54.88*18=987.84unit/hr

250ml solution contains= 25000unit heparin

1ml solutions =100unit

987.8 unit =9.8ml~10ml solution