The patient has an IV drip of hydromorphone infusing at 15 mL /
hr via an infusion pump. The order is for a continuous IV infusion
of hydromorphone at 1.5 mg / hr. The IV contains 50 mg of
hydromorphone in 500 mL NS. Is the patient receiving the correct
dose of IV hydromorphone?
a) The nurse is preparing to administer a 1L 0.9% NaCl IV fluid
bag at 150mL/hr. The IV tubing contains a Micro Drip set with a
drop factor of 60gtts/mL. In order to administer the IV fluid at
the correct rate, how drops per minute must the nurse observe in
the chamber?b) A heparin drip is ordered for a
patient with a DVT in the RLE. The bag reads heparin 25,000 units
in 500 mL. The initial order instructs the...
1) An IV solution of 270 mL at a drip rate of 30 gtt/min using a
tubing factor of 15 gtt/mL has been ordered to be initiated at
0615. Calculate the infusion time. (Round your answer to the
nearest tenth of an hour.)
= _________________
2) The order reads 530 mL over 22 hours. Calculate the infusion
rate. (Round your answer to the nearest tenth.)
= _____________
A) An IV solution of 750 mL at a drip
rate of 30 gtt/min using a tubing factor of 10 gtt/mL has been
ordered to be initiated at 1215. Calculate the infusion time.
(Round your answer to the nearest tenth of an hour.)
B) An IV solution of 290 mL at a drip
rate of 35 gtt/min using a tubing factor of 20 gtt/mL has been
ordered to be initiated at 0345. Calculate the infusion time.
(Round your answer to...
The patient has an order for a Heparin bolus of 7,000 units,
followed by an IV drip of 12 units/kg/hr. The patient weighs 143
lbs. The nurse has a Heparin vial labeled 5,000 units/mL. (Round
final answer to nearest tenth). How many mL will be administered
for the initial bolus? ____ mL
A patient receives an IV of 20,000. units of heparin in a 100.0
mL bag over 45.0 minutes. If the pump is calibrated to 15.0
drops/mL, what is the drops per minute rate?
The healthcare provider has ordered 0.3 mg/hr of an IV
medication. The bag contains 5 mg/100 ML/hr. At what rate will the
nurse set the infusion in mL/hr.
Ancef, an antibiotic, is mixed as 50 mL of IV solution. It is to
infuse in 1 hour. The drop factor of the infusion set is 60 gtt/mL.
What is the flow rate?
A 14.8 kg patient is receiving:
D5 ¼ NS + 20 mEq/L KCl @ 20 mL/hr
Heparin 1unit/mL in NS at 2 mL/hr
Insulin 1 unit/mL in NS at 1 mL/hr
How many mEq/kg/day of sodium is the patient receiving