Mr. Goldberg, who has hypomagnesemia, receives an order for magnesium sulfate 2 g in 50 mL D5W IV. the pharmacist recommends that the magnesium be infused at 1 g/h. how many millilitres per hour should the IV pump be programmed for?
Mr. Goldberg, who has hypomagnesemia, receives an order for magnesium sulfate 2 g in 50 mL...
Medication order: Loading dose, mix magnesium sulfate 30 g in 1000 mL D5W. Infuse 6 g over 20 minutes, then maintain 1 g/hr. Maintain primary IV 1000 mL D5W at 60 mL/hr after magnesium sulfate loading dose. Available: Magnesium sulfate 50% in 10 mL vials Calculate the secondary rate for the loading dose. ___________
A patient with an infection has an order for Timentin 3.1 g 26 h IVPB. The Timentin is dissolved in 100 mL of D W and is to be infused over 1 hour. The tubing drop factor is 20 gtt/mL. At what rate, in drops per minute, should the IVPB be programmed? A patient with hyperglycemia has an order for regular insulin IV at a rate of 8 units/h. The concentration is insulin 50 units in 100 mL of 0.9%...
Sample Problems for Basic Dosage Calculation Order: Amoxicillin 0.25 g p.o. every 8 hours. Available: Amoxicillin 125mg tablets. How many tablets will the nurse give per dose? Order: Zofran 8 mg p.o.t.i.d. Available: Zofran in a 100mL bottle labeled 4 mg/tsp. How many mL will the nurse administer for each dose? Give Fortaz 50 mg/kg p.o. t.i.d. to a child who weighs 25.5 kg. Fortaz is available in an oral suspension labeled 100mg/mL. How many mL would the nurse administer...
6. The provider has ordered me openem 1 g in 100 mL of D5W IVPB 9 8 hr over 30 minutes. How many ml per hour should the IV pump be programmed for?
Sample Problems for Basic Dosage Calculation 1. Order: Amoxicillin 0.25 g p.o. every 8 hours. Available: Amoxicillin 125mg tablets. How many tablets will the nurse give per dose? 2. Order: Zofran 8 mg p.o.t.i.d. Available: Zofran in a 100mL bottle labeled 4 mg/tsp. How many mL will the nurse administer for each dose? 3. Give Fortaz 50 mg/kg p.o. t.i.d. to a child who weighs 25.5 kg. Fortaz is available in an oral suspension labeled 100mg/mL. How many mL would...
Sample Problems for Basic Dosage Calculation 1. Order: Amoxicillin 0.25 g p.o. every 8 hours. Available: Amoxicillin 125mg tablets. How many tablets will the nurse give per dose? 2. Order: Zofran 8 mg p.o.t.i.d. Available: Zofran in a 100mL bottle labeled 4 mg/tsp. How many mL will the nurse administer for each dose? 3. Give Fortaz 50 mg/kg p.o. t.i.d. to a child who weighs 25.5 kg. Fortaz is available in an oral suspension labeled 100mg/mL. How many mL would...
Mr. S. is admitted to the hospital with MRSA abscess of the left foot. His physician orders Vancomycin IV. Order: Vancomycin 125 mg in 500 ml D5W to infuse over 2 hours via infusion pump. What is the flow rate in ml/hr? Mrs. N. suffered a 3rd degree burn to her right hand and was admitted to the hospital for wound debridement and IV antibiotic therapy. Order: Gentamycin 40 mg IV every 8 hours. Supply: Gentamycin 80 mg per 2...
1. Your client presents with preeclampsia. You have on hand Magnesium Sulfate 40 grams in 500 ml of Lactated Ringers. The order is to infuse a maintenance dose of Magnesium Sulfate at 2 grams / hour. How many ml / hour will you run the IV pump?
A client has the following order: Add 4 grams of magnesium sulfate to 250 mL DSW. Infuse at gram per hour What rate will you set on your infusion pump? mL/hr
1. The physician’s order reads: 1.8 L of NS to infuse over 15 hours a. How many mL/ h will the IV need to run at in order to deliver the solution as ordered? 2. The physician’s order reads: Give antibiotic in 30 mL D5W over 15 minutes a. How many mL/ h will the IV need to run at in order to deliver the solution as ordered? 3. 1200 mL D5W IV is ordered to infuse in 10 hours...