The patient has been prescribed 0.9NS to infuse at
100ml/hr. There are no infusion pumps available; the...
The patient has been prescribed 0.9NS to infuse at
100ml/hr. There are no infusion pumps available; the
nurse must hang the IV fluids to gravity. The drip
factor (hint: gtts=drops) for the tubing is
10gtts/ml. How many drops per minute will be needed to
achieve an infusion rate of 100ml/hr? (Round to nearest
whole number)
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Order dose IVF NS 100ml/hr
Drop factor 10 gtt/ml
Drop calculation formula = (Total volume in ml
Time in minute)drop
factor
Available: 100 units of Regular insulin mixed in 100ml NSS.
Ordered: infuse 8 units insulin/hr. How many ml/hour will you set
the pump at? (answer only with a number)
A patient is ordered for Heparin 1,800 units/hr IV infusion.
Heparin is available in the following concentration: Heparin 25,000
units mixed in 250 mL D5W. Calculate the rate in mL/hr. _______
mL/hr.
1000 mL of ½ NS is to infuse at 50 mL/hr. Determine the infusion
time. (In hours)
The IV was started at 8:30 a.m. At what time will the IV
infusion be completed?
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1.2 L of NS is to infuse at 83 mL/hr. Determine the infusion
time. (In hours & minutes).
The IV was started at 9:45 p.m. At what time will the IV
infusion be completed?
1,000 mL of D5W is to infuse at 40 mL/hr
Determine the infusion
time__________________________
The IV was started at 2:10 AM
When would the IV infusion be
completed? ______________________________
A 150 lb adult is prescribed a heparin infusion at
18units/kg/hr. The heparin is supplied in a concentration of 25,000
units in a 500 ml. What rate should the IV pump be set at?
A child weighs 6 kg and 110 cm in height. Calculate the child’s
BSA.
The child weighs 40 lb and is 40 in. in height. Calculate the
child’s BSA.
The child’s BSA is .5 m2 and the adult recommended dose is 100
mg. Calculate the appropriate...
1: Infuse 1000 ml 0.45% Normal Saline at
150ml/hr. The infusion was started at 0800 and should completed at
1440. Current time is 1230. Is the IV ON TIME, EARLY OR
LATE?
#2: Infuse 500 ml D5W at 75ml/hr and then TKO.
The infusion was started at 0645. At what time should the flow rate
be changed to TKO? The current time is 1205. Is the IV ON TIME,
EARLY OR LATE?
3: Infuse 3000 ml LR at 50 ml/hr...
12. The patient has an order for oxytocin (Pitocin) to infuse at
14 mU/minute. Available is oxytocin 10 units/1000 mL 0.9% NaCl. At
what rate will the nurse set the infusion? ___ mL/hr (If needed,
round to the nearest whole number.)
How do you set this up using dimensional analysis please?
The physician orders an IV infusion of magnesium sulfate 2 g /
hr for the patient with severe eclampsia. An IV of 500 mL NS with
20 g magnesium sulfate is available. The nurse is correct to set
the IV pump to ___ mL / hr for the infusion.
The patient is ordered
vancomycin 750 mg to infuse IV at 7.5mg/kg/hr for a client weighing
50 kg. What is the mg/hr for this patient?
________ mg/hrThe pharmacy sends
vancomycin 750 mg in 250 mL of D5W. The pump will be set at ______
mL/hr How long will the infusion
last?