Question

8. Penicillin G Procaine (Penicillin G) 600,000 units IM is ordered for a patient. Penicillin G 1 million units per vial is available in powder form which is to be reconstituted according to the product literature in the following manner: Add Diluent 9.6 ml 4.6 ml 1.6 ml Resulting Concentration of Solution Yields 100,000 units/ml 200,000 units/ml 500,000 units/ml NOTE: For those of you who are NOT in the comp lab for nursing, you can give up to 1 ml subcutaneously and up to 3 mL IM a. How much diluent should be added in order to give the ordered dose with the least amount of fluid to be given? Answer b. If diluted based on your answer to (a), How many ml will be administered for the ordered dose? Answer c. If the medicine is going to be given IM, what other dilution factor could be used and how many mL would you give for the ordered dose? Answer (dose) 19. Nesiritide (Natrecor)) 0.01 microgram/kg/minute is ordered for a patient who weighs 263 lb. Available isa 250 ml bag of D5W containing 1.5 milligrams of drug. At what rate would you set the IV pump? Answer

Answer 1

16 m ml llin Gllion in avial vral fof iM dose to give 6, oo, o0o units ot penialn G l9