Math Quiz 4 Chapters 6 & 7
The physician ordered cimetidine 300 mg in 50 mL D5W over 30 minutes with a drop factor of 10 gtt/mL. What is the correct IV flow rate in drops per minute? Round off to the nearest whole number.
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The physician ordered heparin 850 units/hour. There are 25,000 units of heparin in 500 mL of D5W. Calculate the correct IV flow rate in milliliters per hour.
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The physician ordered 1000 mL of D5 1/2 NS with KCL 10 mEq IV over 8 hours. The nurse located a vial of potassium chloride 40 mEq/20mL. How many milliliters of KCL should the nurse add to the IV bag?
5
A client weighs 200 lb. Available is 25,000 units of heparin in 1000 mL D5W. The physician orders heparin sodium IV bolus of 80 units/kg and starts the drip at 14 units/kg/hour. What is the correct IV rate in milliliters per hour. Round to the nearest whole number.
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The faculty member tells the nursing student to obtain an IV microdrip tubing set. What is the drop factor on an IV microdrip?
60 gtt/mL
The physician ordered heparin 1200 units/hour. Heparin is available as 40,000 units in 1000 mL D5W. What is the correct IV flow rate in milliliters per hour?
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The physician ordered 80 units of regular insulin in 250 mL of NS. It is to infuse at 10 units/hour per infusion pump. What is the correct IV rate in milliliters per hour. Round to the nearest whole number.
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Select the correct formula to use to identify the amount of drug in 1 mL of solution.
Amount of drug (mL)/Amount of fluid = Amount of drug in 1 mL
The physician ordered a client to receive 1000 mL D5 1/2 NS to infuse over 24 hours. Which solution should the nurse obtain from the supply cart?
D5% 0.45 NS
The physician ordered 1000 mL D5W, IV, to run at 75 mL/hour. What is the correct volume for infusion and rate for infusion on the infusion pump.
Rate for infusion: 75 mL; Volume for infusion: 1000 mL