Week 5: Calculations

The order for the newly admitted patient reads: ½ NS 1 liter over 8 hours. An IV pump is not presently available. The nurse chose IV tubing labeled 20 gtt/mL. What would the nurse set the drip rate to run? (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.)       ___________ gtt/min

The physician ordered Pepcid (famotidine) 20mg/ 100 mL IV over 30 minutes every 12 hours. What would you set the rate at on the IV pump? (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.) __________mL/hr

The doctor ordered Dopamine at 3mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 180 lbs. The premix is 400mg in 250 ml D5W. What would you set the infusion pump at? (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.)   _____________ml/hr 

The physician ordered a heparin drip for a patient weighing 198 pounds to run at

 20 units/kg/hr. The Pyxis has premixed heparin 25,000 units in 250 mL of D₅W. What would the nurse program the pump to run? (Round to the nearest whole number.) ___________ mL/hr

A Nipride drip was start on a patient who is experiencing a hypertensive crisis. It is to run at 4 mcg/kg/min for a patient that weighs 132 pounds. The IV bag has a concentration of 50 mg in 250 mL of D₅W. Calculate the flow rate for an IV pump. (Round to the nearest tenth) _________

A patient is to receive an insulin drip for diabetic ketoacidosis. The insulin drip is to start at 12 units/hr and to titrate as needed. How many mL/hr would the nurse set the IV pump for a premix of 100 units in 250 mL of NS? (Round to the nearest tenth) _________ mL/hr

A bolus of NS 875 mL over 3 hours. What is the flow rate when using a drip factor for 15 gtt/mL? (Round to the nearest whole number) ­­__________gtt/min

The patient is ordered to receive Mannitol 1gm in 100 ml D5W every 6 hours. The infusion is to be completed in 30 minutes. The drop factor is 10gtts/mL. What is the infusion rate? (Round to the nearest whole number) ______________gtt/min

The patient is to receive Dopamine 2mcg/kg/min. Available as Dopamine 200mg in 250 mL of D5W. The patient weighs 60 kg. At what rate will the pump be set? (Round to the nearest tenth)  ________ mL/hr

The physician orders Dopamine 400 mg in 500 mL of NS to run at 6 mcg/kg/min. The nurse started the Dopamine infusion at 1:40 pm after the dose was calculated for a patient that weighs 165 pounds. How many mL/hr would the pump be set to run? (Round to the nearest tenths)     ____________mL/hr