Question

Pharmacology 210 Cohort 24 Calculation Test Fall 2018 1. A nurse is preparing to administer heparin 12,000 units subcutaneously every 10 hr. The amount available is heparin injection 35,000 units/mL. How many ml. should the nurse administer per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Do not use a trailing zero.) 2. A nurse is preparing to administer clindamycin 150 mg by intermittent IV bolus. The amount available is clindamycin injection 300 mg in 150 ml Of 0.9% sodium chloride (0.9% NaCl) to infuse over 45 min. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Do not use a trailing zero.) 3, 8 mL of pure triamcinolone was used in compounding 5 oz of the solution, what is the % strength of the triameinolone solution (V/V)? 4. Doctor orders Zithromax for a child that weighs 82 lbs. The safe dose range for this medication is 10-12 mg/kg/day. What is the maximum safe daily dose for this child?

Answer 1

1) 12000 Heparin units every 10 hrs.

Available is 35000 units/mL.

So, required volume per dose will be 12,000/35000 = 0.3428 mL

Rounding to nearest tenth will give 0.3 ml/dose.