Give it!
Order: 0.75 g PO. Available: 250 mg/5 mL.
How many mL?
15ml
A child who weighs 5kg is ordered 0.5g/kg IV, 4 hours before surgery. The solution strength is 0.5g/mL.
How many mL do you administer? Round to the nearest whole number.
5ml
A discharge instructions sheet instructs a patient to drink 4 fluid ounces (fl oz) of clear liquid every hour. How many milliliters (mL) is this per hour?
120ml/hr
2.7 mcg/kg/min
Vancomycin 750 mg in 250 mL NS is ordered to infuse over 90 minutes. What rate will you set the pump to in mL/hr?
166.7ml/hr
The provider orders Morphine 6 mg IV. Available: Morphine 10 mg/mL.
How many mL will you administer?
0.6ml
The physician orders Betamethasone 18 mg IM now and repeat x1 in 24 hours for a preterm patient. The
pharmacy sends up a 5ml multidose vial marked 6 mg/ml. What volume would you draw up to give now
3ml
medication 300 mg q6h for 24 hours. Each vial contains 500 mg.
How many vials are needed for all doses?
3
Pediatric Ceftriaxone is orderd, Child weighs 18 kg.
Order: 75 mg/kg/day divided q12h
Available: 1 gram vial reconstituted to 100 mg/mL
How many mL per dose?
6.75 mL
A heparin bag contains 20,000 units in 500 mL and is running at 25 mL/hr. How many units/hr is the patient receiving
1,000
Cephalexin 375 mg PO Q8H. Available: Oral suspension 250 mg / 5 mL. How many teaspoons (tsp) should the nurse administer?
1.5 tsp per dose
A pediatrician prescribes 2.5 teaspoons (tsp) of ibuprofen suspension. How many milliliters (mL) should the nurse draw up?
12.5 ml
A 500 mL bag runs at 75 mL/hr for 4 hours.
How many mL remain?
200ml
Order: Levetiracetam (Keppra) 750 mg PO BID. Available: Keppra oral solution 100 mg/mL. How many fluid ounces (fl oz) will the patient receive in 24 hours?
0.5fl oz in 24hr
A heparin bag contains 25,000 units in 500 mL and is infusing at 18 mL/hr.
How many units has the patient received after 4 hours?
3600 u
Potassium Chloride Infusion
Administer 40 mEq KCl in 500 mL NS over 4 hours.
What is the infusion rate in mL/hr?
125
Order: medication 450 mg q6h for 24 hr. Each vial contains 600 mg.
How many vials are needed?
3
Safe dose: 10–15 mg/kg/dose. Child weighs 22 kg. Provider orders 400 mg.
Is the dose safe?
no
A patient weighing 176 lbs is to receive a fluid rehydration protocol of 5 mL/kg over 12 hours. The fluid is administered orally using a medicine cup calibrated in tablespoons. How many tablespoons (tbsp) per hour must the nurse give?
2.2 tbsp/hr
The provider orders dopamine at 8 mcg/kg/min for a patient weighing 154 lb. Pharmacy supplies 400 mg dopamine in 250 mL D5W.
What rate should the pump be set to in mL/hr?
21ml/hr
Infuse 1,000 mL LR over 10 hours. Drop factor = 20 gtt/mL
Calculate gtt/min.
33
Your patient is in labor and needs prophylactic antibiotic because she is B-strep positive. She is receiving Penicillin 2.0 million units IVPB q 4 hours. The pharmacy has supplied the dose in a 50mL
piggyback of Normal Saline. The medication should be given over a 30-minute period. How many mL/hr are you going to set the IV pump to run
100ml
A bottle contains 90 mL of medication. The label reads 150 mg/5 mL. The provider orders 300 mg per dose.
9 complete
A dopamine infusion contains 400 mg in 500 mL of normal saline and is running at 28 mL/hr. The patient weighs 80 kg.
Calculate the dose in mcg/kg/min.
4.7 mcg/kg/min
Heparin is ordered at 18 units/kg/hr for a patient weighing 154 lb. Bag contains 25,000 units in 250 mL. What rate in mL/hr?
12.6ml/hr