Question

1. The MD has ordered 250 units/1 hr through IV. The pharmacy sends an IV bag labeled Heparin 25,000 units/500 mL of D5W IV solution. Calculate the IV pump setting for mL/hr. Round your answer to the nearest whole number.

1. Order is for 50mg/1 hr. Med sent to the RN is 2g/100 mL Normal Saline. Calculate the mL/hr to set the pump. Round your answer to the nearest whole number.

1. MD order is 500 mL of 0.9% NaCl to infuse in 45 minutes. The drop factor listed on the IV tubing box is 15 gtt/mL. Calculate the number of drops per minute required to infuse the IV bolus. Round to the neatest whole number.

1. A dosage of 350 mg is ordered. The solution strength is 150 mg/2 mL. How many mLs are required for this dose?

1. Order: Ketorolac 100 mg IM every 12 hr PRN for pain

Available: Ketorolac 50 mg/mL. How many mL will you administer? Round to the nearest tenth.

1. MD ordered Enoxaparin (Lovenox) 1.5 mg/kg subcutaneous. Medication available is Enoxaparin 80 mg/mL. Patient weighs 196 lb. How many mL will RN administer? (If needed, round to nearest tenth).

1. Patient has order for Tolbutemide (Orinase) 0.125 g PO. Medication available is Tobutemide 250 mg/scored tablet. How many tabs will RN administer? (If needed, round to nearest whole number).

1. MD has ordered Morphine Sulfate (Duramorph) 60 mg PO. Available medication is Morphine Sulfate 20 mg/5 mL. How many tsp will nurse administer? (If needed, round to nearest whole number).

1. MD has ordered Cyclosporine (Neoral) 12 mg/kg/day. Patient weighs 150 lb. How many mg will nurse administer? (If needed, round to nearest whole number).

1. MD orders 3,000 mL of total parenteral nutrition (TPN) to be infused from 1900-0700. How many mL/hr should the IV pump be programmed for?

1. MD orders 500 mL of Dextran to be infused over 24 hours. How many mL/hr should the IV pump be programmed for?

1. Mr. C who has peptic ulcer disease, has Pepcid 20 mg in 100 mL D5W ordered every 12 hr. The Pepcid is to be infused over 30 minutes. With a drop factor of 10 gtt/mL, how many drops per minute should be given?

1. Mrs. T has an order for 500 mL of 0.9% NaCl IV over 4 hours for Oliguria. The drop factor is 10 gtt/mL. How many gtt/min should be given?

1. A terminal patient has an order for Dilaudid at 0.5 mg/hr by continuous drip. Given a bag with a concentration of 20 mg Dilaudid in 100 mL of D5W, how many mL/hr should the IV pump be programmed at?

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Answers

Q1: Answer is 5ml/hr

This can be calculated by:

Doctors order – 250 units of heparin/hr

Available - Heparin 25,000 units/500 mL of D5W IV solution.

To find the ml/hr use the equation,

ml/hr = Volume of IV fluid in ml ×   Units in dose

Total number of units in volume time/hr

  = 500ml   × 250units

  25000 units 1 hr

= 5ml/hr

Q2: Answer is 2.5ml/hr

This can be calculated by:

Order – 50mg/hr

Available dose is 2gm/100ml

Covert gm to mg,

1 gram is 1000 mg , Hence 2gm is 2000mg

ml = Dose ordered

Available dose

  = 50mg ÷ 2000 mg × 100 ml

  = 2.5 ml/hr

Q3: Answer is 167 drops/min

This can be calculated by:

Order - 500 mL of 0.9% NaCl to infuse in 45 minutes.

Drop factor – 15gtt/ml

To find the drops per minute,

Number of drops per minute = Total volume   × Drop factor

Time (in mints)

= 500 ml ÷ 45 mints × 15 gtt/m

  = 166.66 = 167 drops/min

Q4: Answer is 4.7 ml

This can be calculated by:

Order is 350mg

Available dose is 150mg/2ml

To calculate the ml,

ml = Dose ordered × Quantity in ml

  Available dose in mg

  = 350 mg × 2ml

  150 mg

= 4.66 = 4.7 ml