Dosage Calculations wk 3 PN I PDF

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Practice dosage calc for PN1 week 3...

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Dosage Calculations- Clinical Week 3 Instructions: You are provided these dosage calculations in the pre-conference of you clinical. Please complete all of these problems to be reviewed during post-conference. You are required to complete these independently first. Your individual clinical instructor will determine if you are required to submit for grading.

1. You are to administer 340 mL over 9 hours. What is your hourly infusion rate? Please give both the number and the units you are using (in the case, mL/hr). Round to the nearest tenth. 340/9=37.777777=37.8ml/hr 2. You are administering 460 mL over 17 hours. What is the drip rate per minute when using IV tubing with a drop factor of 20 gtts/mL? Round to the nearest whole number. Xgtt/min= 20 gtt/1ml x 460ml/17 hours x 1 hour/60 minutes= 9 gtt/min 3. There is an order for 25,000 mg of Ampicillin. Ampicillin is available as 25 G tablets. What should the nurse administer? 1 tab because 25,0000mg is equal to 25 g and it is available in 25 g tabs

4. Solumedrol 1.5 mg/kg is ordered for a child weighing 35 lb. Solumedrol is available as 75 mg / 1 mL is available. How many mL must the nurse administer? Round to the nearest tenth. 35lb-kg=15.9kg Xml= 1 ml/ 75mg x 1.5mg/1 kg x 15.9kg/1=0.3 ml 5. Phenytoin (Dilantin), 21 G PO, is ordered to be given through a nasogastric tube. Phenytoin is available as 20 G in 18mL. How much would the nurse administer? Round to the nearest tenth. Xml= 18ml/ 20G x 21G=18.9mL...