Nursing 150 dosage calculation test 3
Ordered: heparin infusion 1000 units per hour
Available: heparin 20,000 units in 1000 mL 0.9 NaCl solution
How many mL/hr will the nurse run the infusion? - correct answer โโ1000ml/20000units x
1000units/hr= 50
remember when ever the unit answer reads like mcg/kg/min the last part of the equation will always be
the persons weight. - correct answer โโ
Ordered: heparin infusion 750 units per hour
Available: heparin 25,000 units in 500 mL
How many mL/hr will the nurse run the infusion? (Round answer to the nearest whole number.) - correct
answer โโ500ml/25000units x 750units/1hr = 15
A 400 mg in 250 mL solution is ordered for a 89.7 kg patient to titrate between 4 and 10 mcg/kg/min.
What is the maximum infusion rate (ml/hr)? (Round answer to the nearest whole number.) - correct
answer โโ250ml/400mg x 1mg/1000mg x 10mcg/1hr x 60min/1hr x 89.7kg = 33.63 = 34
A child weighing 19.3 kg is to receive 7.5-9 mg/kg/dose. Each dose is to infuse over 50 minutes. The
supply is labeled 10 mg/mL. What is the recommended "maximum" dose (mg)? (Round answer to the
nearest whole number.) - correct answer โโ9mg x 19.3kg = 173.7 = 174
A child weighing 25 kg is to receive 7.5-9 mg/kg/dose. Each dose is to infuse over 60 minutes. The supply
is labeled 25 mg/mL. What is the recommended "minimum" dose (mg)? (Round answer to the nearest
whole number.) - correct answer โโ7.5mg x 25kg = 187.5 = 188
A child weighing 35 kg is to recieve Tegretol elixir 30 mg BID. How many mL will be administered per
dose?
pic of bottle- label reads 100mg/5ml - correct answer โโ30mg divided by 100mg x 5ml = 1.5
