ordered/ available
drip factor
kg/mg/dose
IV pumps
Conversions
100
order: Compazine 8 mg p.o. stat
available: Compazine syrup labeled 5 mg per 5 mL
8 mL
100
Ordered 300 mL to infuse in 5 hours. Drop factor 16 gtt/mL. Calculate drop factor.
16 gtt/min
100
Give 20 mg/kg/day in two equal doses. The child's weight is 22 lbs. The medication is supplied in 125 mg/mL. Calculate a single dose.
0.8 mL
100
How much dilutent should be added?
1 mL
100
Calculate the following conversion:
20g = _____mg
20000 mg
200
Ordered Amoxicillin 300 mg p.o. q8h
Available: Amoxicillin 400 mg/5 mL
3.75 mL
200
The physician orders 500 mL of NS and should infuse 100 mL/hour. Using tubing drop factor of 20 ggt/mL. Calculate gtt/min.
33 gtt/min
200
Safe dose of vancomycin is 40 mg/kg/day IV given in 3 equal doses. Patient weighs 70 lbs. The medication is supplied in 500 mg/5 mL. Round to the nearest tenth
4.2 mL
200
Physician orders 600 mL to be infused over 4 hours. What is the rate of flow?
150 mL
200
16 T = _____ mL
90 mL
300
Order: Ampicillin 0.375 g IM q6h
Available: Ampicillin 250 mg per mL
How much are you giving?
1.5 mL
300
An infant is to recieve 150 mL of whole blood over 3 hours, using 60 gtt/mL tubing. Calculate drop factor.
50 gtt/min
300
Safe dose for phenytoin is 6 mg/kg/day in 2 doses, patient weighs 62 lbs. Available is phenytoin 125 mg/5mL.
3.4 mL
300
Physician orders 100 mL to be infused over 30 minutes. What is the rate of flow?
200 mL/hr
300
18lb 12oz=________kg
round to the tenth
8.5 kg
400
Doctor ordered 60 mg/day q12 hr. How many tablets would you administer per dose?
2 tablets
400
Order: Sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim 200 mg in 300 mL D5W over 1 hour q6h. Drop factor 10 gtt/mL.
50 gtt/min
400
Safe dose of amoxicillin is 25 mg/kg/day q8h. The patient weighs 58 lbs, on hand is amoxicillin 250mg/5mL. Calculate a dose. Round to the tenth.
4.4 mL
400
Give erythromycin 1 g in 100 mL of D5W to infuse in 45 minutes. Calculate mL/hr. Round to whole number.
133 mL/hr
400
2 1/4 cup = _____ mL
540 mL
500
Give Hydromorphone 3 mg IM q4h p.r.n for pain. How Many mL's would you administer?
1.5 mL
500
Amoxicillin 50 mg IV once a day is ordered for a patient. The medication is dissolved in 50 mL of NS and should infuse over 30 minutes. Using tubing with a drop factor of 20 ggt/mL. Calculate gtt/min.
33 gtt/min
500
The recommended single dose of morphine is 100 mcg/kg q 4 hours for a child weighing 22 lbs. Available is 0.5 mg/ml. How many mL will you administer?
2 mL
500
Order: Infuse D5W 500 mL with 20,000 units heparin at 25 mL/hr. Determine units/hr.
1,000 units/hr
500
3/4 cup coffee
1 can ginger ale
1/2 glass of cranberry juice
Record in mL.
630 mL