Question

Math Problem: answer the following questions and show you work Magnesium Sulfate is ordered at 4 gm bolus over 30 minutes. The medication comes premixed as 40 gms added to 1,000 mL. How many mL/hr will the nurse set the pump to administer the ordered amount in the required time?_ number only) 1. ml/hr(Enter the The order is for Oxytocin 7 milliunits IV per minute. Oxytocin 20 units/mL is added to 1,000 mL of intravenous solution. How many mL/hr will you set the IV pump? number only) 2. ml/hr (Enter the You are caring for a 3 month old that weights 6.6Kg. An order for Tylenol has been writhen Tylenol 40mg/Kg The concentration that is available is 160mg/5 ml How much Tylenol will you give ? 3. ML The midwife ordered Pitocin, 0.5 mu/min IV . On hand you have 10u/1000ml. How many ml/hr will you set the pump? 4. 5. The Nurse Practitioner writes an order for Heparin 900 units/hr. The label on the IV bag reads: Heparin 10,000 units in 500 mls of D5W. How many mls/hr will deliver the correct dose? (Record the numerical answer only) 6. Your patient is to receive an infusion of Pitocin. The drug comes 201U/1000mL in DSW. The doctor orders 0.01U/min. How many ml/hr should the patient receive? Ordered: Pitocin (Oxytocin) 20 milliunits/min. Available 1000 ml D5NS with 10 units of Pitocin. How many ml/hr should infuse to deliver the correct amount? 7. Pitocin is infusing at 12 m.;hr. Available is 10 units of Pitocin 8 in 1000 ml of D5ns. How many milliunits /min is the patient receiving? 0nuncement-r.mer2019-NUR1025C-02595/o

Answer 1

1.Given:

Medication :Magnesium sulphate

Dose:4gm bolus

Time :30 minutes

Available :40g/1000ml

When 40g=1000ml

Then 4gm=??

Cross multiply and divide

=1000×4÷40

=100ml

4gm =100ml to be transfused in 30 minutes so for 1 hour the quantity will be double i.e.,200ml

Ans:200ml/hr

2.Given

Medication :Oxytocin

Dose:7milliunits in 1 minute

Route:IV

Available :20units in1000ml

As 1 minute =7 milliunit

Then 60 minute (1 hour)=??

Cross multiply and divide

=420 milliunit (7×60÷1)

1 unit=1000 milliunit

So 20 unit=??

=20000 milli unit (1000×20÷1) per ml

So 420 milli unit=??

=0.02ml

Ans :0.02 ml/hr

3.Given

Weight :6.6 kg

Dose 40mg/kg

Therefore 6.6kg=??

=264mg (6.6×40)

Available :160mg/5ml

Therefore 264mg =??

=8.25 (264×5÷160)

Ans:8.25ml

4.Given

Medication :Pitocin

Dose:0.5mu/min

So 60 min=??

30mu /hr

Available :10u=1000ml (10u=10000mu)

so 30mu=??

=0.3 (1000×30÷10000)

Ans:0.3ml/hr