Reference no: EM133592127
Question: Medication and Fluid Computation
1. The Physician orders an IV infusion of D5LRs 1000ml. to infuse over the next ten hours. The IV tubing that you are using delivers 15gtts/min. What is the correct rate of flow in drops per minute?
2. The physician orders an IV infusion of PLRs 500ml. to infuse over the next 12 hours . What is the correct rate of flow in micro drops per minute?
3. The physician orders 1.5 liters of Lactated Ringers solution to be administered intravenously to your patient over the next 24 hours . What is the correct rate of fliw in drops per minute?
4. The physician reduces an IV to 30ml/hour. The nurse notice that 270ml. are remaining in the present IV bottle. You also notice that it is exactly 10:30am. At what time will the infusion be completed? 5. The doctors order "reads": Over the next 24 hours, infuse 500ml. of 5% dextrose in Normal Saline. Add or incorporate 20meqs KCL to solution. " You know that the IV tubing set is calibrated to deliver 15gtts/ml.. In drops per minute, what is the rate of flow?
6. 100mg. per tablet is available; how much will you administer if the dosage ordered is 0.1 gram? 7. You are given 90mg. of Inderal. The available dosage is scored 60mg. tablet. What amount will you give? 8. Solu - Cortef is available in a 100mg/2ml. IV solution. Your patient is to receive 50mg. IV. What or how much amount will you give? 9. 500mg. of ampicillin solution is ordered; available solution contains 125mg/5cc.
How much will you give? 10. Lasix 20mg. is ordered IV stat; available solution contains 10mg./cc. How many ml. will you give?