The physician has ordered a medication 5 mg/kg IV. The patient weighs
865 grams. The medication vial contains 10 mg/mL. The dose to be given
would be _ mL. (record your answer using two decimal places) – Correct Answer – 0.43 The physician has ordered a medication drip at 103 units/kg/hr. The medication is supplied in 25,000 units/500 mL. Your patient weighs 220 lbs. You should administer mL/hr. – Correct Answer – 206
A medication is ordered as an IV drip at 3 units/kg/hr for a patient weighing
108 kg. The concentration of the medication is 2 units/mL. The drip should
be set at mL/hr. – Correct Answer – 162 Your patients blood glucose is 302. The sliding scale order is to administer insulin using this formula: [FORMULA: (BG-100)+40]= number of units to administer. Based upon your patients BG you should administer units
of insulin. (round to the nearest whole number) – Correct Answer – 5
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The physician orders a medication infusion of 900 units/hr. Your IV has
12,500 units of medication in 250 mLs. You would deliver _ mL’s/hr. – Correct Answer – 18 Your patient is receiving an IV medication at 50 mL/hour. The concentration is 400 mg/500mL. Patient weighs 180 lbs. The patient is receiving
mcg/kg/min. (round to the nearest whole number) – Correct Answer – 8
The physician orders a medication to be administered at 0.9 mg/kg IV. The
patient weighs 130 lbs. You are administering mg of the medication. (record your answer using one decimal place) – Correct Answer – 53.2 The sliding scale order states: [FORMULA: (BG-100)+30]= number of units of insulin to be given. At 1600 the patients BG is 150. You will administer units of insulin(round to the nearest whole number) – Correct Answer –
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The physician has ordered a continuous pain medication to be delivered at
25 mcg/kg/hour. The available concentration is 8 mcg/mL. Your patient
weighs 155 lbs. You should deliver __ mL’s/hr. (round to the nearest whole
number) – Correct Answer – 220