Exam (elaborations) Dosage Calculation 3.0 Critical Care Medications

A nurse is preparing to administer epinephrine 10 mcg/min by continuous IV infusion. Available is epinephrine 1 mg in 250 mL dextrose 5% in water (D5W). The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.) 150 ml/hr A nurse is preparing to administer 0.9% sodium chloride 1,200 ml to infuse over 6 hr to a client. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many ml/hr? (round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.) 200ml/hr 1,200/6=200 A nurse is preparing to administer potassium chloride 40 mEq to infuse over 4 hr to a client. Available is potassium chloride 40 mEq in 100 mL dextrose 5 % in 0.45 % sodium chloride (Ds 0.45 % NaCl). The nurse should set the infusion pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use trailing zero.) 25 ml/hr A nurse is preparing to administer lidocaine 2 mg/min by continuous IV infusion. Available is lidocaine 2 g in 500 ml dextrose 5% in water (D5W). The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many ml/hr? (round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.) 30ml/hr Xml/hr= DesiredXQuantity/Have A nurse is preparing to administer heparin 15 units/kg/hr by continuous IV infusion for a client who weighs 51 kg. Available is 25,000 units of heparin in 500 ml 0.9% sodium chloride. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? 15.3 ml/hr A nurse is preparing to administer magnesium sulfate 1.75 g/hr by continuous IV infusion. Available is 4 g magnesium sulfate in 100 ml dextrose 5% in water (D5W). The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many ml/hr? (round