HSC 342
Administer 12 units of regular Ilentin insulin from vial labeled below. How many mL will you give?
0.12 mL or 0.12 mL/dose
Order: Femtnyl citrate 45 mcg IM stat. Available: Per label. How many mL will you give per dose? 5 mL single dose Ampul Fentanyl citrate 250 mcg/ 5 mL 50 mcg/mL (.05 mg/mL)
0.9 mL/dose (10ths place)
Order: Cytotec (misoprostol) 400 McGraw per day PO to be given in 4 equally divided doses. Available: Cytotec 100 mcg tablets. How many tablets or pieces thereof will you give for each dose?
1 tablet or tablet/dose
Ordered: Cipro 0.45 gram p.o. q 12h. Available: 300 mg scored tabs. How many tabs (or parts thereof) will you administer per dose?
1.5 tablets or tablets/dose
One tablet of Nitrostat 0.6 mg was taken at the onset of chest pain and repeated twice in 5 minutes intervals. How many total mg did the patient receive?
1.8 mg
The physician order states infuse potassium 25 mEq in 1000 mL of D5W over 24 hours. The infusion set has a drop factor of 15. How many gtts/min will you set the IV to deliver?
10 gtts/min (Whole number)
A medication order stated that 50 mL of asparaginase (Elspar) are to be added to 100 mL of D5W (Total 150 mL). The drop factor is 10 gtts/mL. Calculate the flow rate in gtts/ min so that the patient who weighs 75 kg receives 1 mL/kg/hr of this antineoplastic drug.
13 gtts/min (Whole Number)
If you have to give 50 mL of NS over one hour and the infusion set delivers 20 gtts/mL, how many gtts/min will you have to set the solution set to deliver the NS in the correct time frame?
17gtts/min (Whole number)
The order reads Solu-Corte 0.2 g IM BID. The drug is supplied as 200 mg/2mL. How many mL will you give per dose?
2 mL or 2 mL/dose
The physician has prescribed a continuous IV of heparin 10,000 units in 500 mL of D5W to infuse at a rate of 55mL/hr using an electronic infusion device. The patient weighs 120 pounds. How many units/kg/hr are infusing?
20 units/kg/hr
Order: Pitocin 10 milliunits/min. Have available: 1000mL NS with 20 units of Pitocin. At how many mL per hour will the pump be set?
30 mL/hr (Whole number)
The patient is to receive a blood transfusion of 2 units of packed Red Blood Cells. Each unit contains 325mL. You begin the first unit at 0900, and by 1300 the entire transfusion should be completed. The administration set is 15gtts/mL. What is the drop rate per minute?
41 gtts/min
Ordered: acetaminophen 10mg/kg/dose. Available: 160mg/5 mL. The child weighs 35 lbs. How many mL will you give in one dose?
5 mL or mL/ dose (Whole number)
Prepare 1000mL of 3/4 strength Ensure tube feeding. How much Ensure will be needed to make the solution?
750 mL (Whole Number)
Order: Ilosene (erythromycin estolate) 250 mg PO bid. Available: Ilosone suspension 125 mg/5mL. Child's weight: 12 lbs 4 ounces. Recommended dose range is 40-50 mg/kg/day. A. How many mg/kg/day are ordered? B. Is the total daily dose safe within the safe range?
A. 90 mg/kg/day B. No
