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1. The physician has written an order for a medication, 3,000 units to be given SQ. You have on
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bb hand 5,000 units/mL. You will administer
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…ANSWER>>>3000/5000 *1 bb
= 0.6Ml bb
2. The surgeon orders for 75 mg of a medication to be given IV push.The medication is available in
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a concentration of 125 mg/2 mL.You will administer
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mL to the patient. (record your answer using one decimal place)
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b …ANSWER>>>1.2
3. The sliding scale order states: [FORMULA: (BG-100)÷30]= number of units of insulin to be given.
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bb At 1600 the patient's blood glucose is 150.You will administer
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b …ANSWER>>>150-100/30
=1.66
1/7
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4. Your patient's blood glucose is 302 mg/dL.The sliding scale order is to administer insulin using
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bb this formula: [FORMULA: (BG-100)÷40]= number of units to administer. Based upon your patient's
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bb glucose, you should administer bb bb bb
units of insulin. (round to the nearest whole number)
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b …ANSWER>>>302-100/40
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5. The physician has ordered a medication to be given 0.05 mg/kg/day in 1,000 mL of fluid.The
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bb patient weighs 246 lbs.The dose added to the 1,000 mL bag of fluid should be
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bb your answer to one decimal place)
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b …ANSWER>>> 0.05*111.5 (the weight in kg) bb bb bb bb bb
= 5.575mg a day
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=5.6
6. The surgeon orders a medication 1.5 gms IV.The pharmacy delivers the medication as 1.5 grams
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bb in 150 mL IV solution to be infused over 90 minutes. The rate of the infusion is
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…ANSWER>>>r 100 bb
7. The physician orders for 1 liter of IV fluid to be given over 6 hours.The available tubing set
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bb delivers 15 gtts/mL. After your calculation, the set should be calibrated to deliver
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bb to the nearest whole num- ber) …ANSWER>>>
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bb https://www.mdcalc.com/iv-drip-rate-calculator
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