Question

1. The medication is ordered for 100mg/kg over sixteen hours. The patient weighs 33 lb. How many milligrams will the nurse administer per dose? 1050 mg (If needed, round to the nearest tenth.) A. This dose will arrive from the pharmacy diluted in 225mL of D5W. This is to infuse over sixteen hours. Calculate the hourly rate of infusion. _____ mL/hr B. A provider has ordered D5 0.45 NS w/20 meq KCL/L as maintenance fluid for a patient who weighs 33 lbs. Using the chart below, what is the volume and rate of maintenance fluid required in 24 hours? __________ total mL every 24 hours at a rate of ______ ml/hr

Answer 1

1.Given

Weight :33lb(0.454*33=14.9kg)

Dose:100mg/kg

When 1kg=100mg

Then 14.9kg=??mg

Cross multiply and divide

=14.9*100/1

=14.9*100

=1490mg

The nurse will administer 1490mg

A. Given

This dose will arrive diluted in 225mlof D5W

So volume =225ml

Time =16hr

Flow rate =Total volume in ml /Time in hr

=225/16

=14

The hourly rate of infusion is 14ml/hr

B. Given

Order:D5 0.45NS+20mEq KCL

Volume :1L (1000ml)

Time:24hr

Flow rate:Total volume /Time

=1000/24

=41.6 or 42

42ml/hr

Ans:Total ml=1000ml

at a rate of 42ml/hr.