The Basics
Transporting nutrients to cells and wastes from cells
Water
controls and regulates volume of body fluids
sodium
filter 170 L of plasma and excrete 15 L of urine
kidneys
Heart, GI tract, and neuromuscular system are tight and contracted
hyperkalemia
A nurse practitioner orders 500 mL of 0.9% normal saline to infuse over two hours.
How many milliliters per hour will the nurse program the IV infusion device?
250 ml/hr
fluid within cells
intracellular fluid
metabolism of carbohydrates and proteins, vital actions involving enzymes
magnesium
pumps and carries nutrients and water in body
cardiovascular system
Seizures, coma, tachycardia, and respiratory arrest can occur
hyponatremia
A total of 1,800 mL of TPN is ordered to infuse during 8 PM and 6 AM.
How many milliliters per hour will the nurse program the IV infusion device?
180 ml/hr
substances dissolved in a solution
solutes
nerve impulse, blood clotting, muscle contraction, B12 absorption
calcium
regulate oxygen and carbon dioxide levels of the blood
lungs
Nausea and vomiting, swollen dry tongue, and confusion occur
hyperchloremia
Vancomycin 1 g/100 mL is ordered to be infused IV twice daily over one hour.
How many milliliters per hour will the nurse program the IV infusion device?
100 ml/hr
distributional shift of body fluids into potential body spaces
third spacing
chief regulator of cellular enzyme activity and water content
potassium
help the body conserve sodium, save chloride and water, and excrete
adrenal glands
Cardiac, DTR, lungs, and GI system are calm and quiet
hypermagnesemia
A patient with terminal cancer has morphine sulfate ordered at a rate of 4 milligrams per hour. The morphine sulfate has a concentration of 50 mg/100 mL.
How many milliliters per hour will the nurse program the IV infusion device?
8 ml/hr
deficiency in amount of water and electrolytes in ECF with near-normal water/electrolyte proportions
hypovolemia
maintains osmotic pressure in blood, produces hydrochloric acid
chloride
stores and releases ADH
pituitary gland
Trosseau’s and Chvostek’s sign occur
hypocalcemia
A physician orders Kefzol 1 gram/25 mL IV over 15 minutes every eight hours.
How many milliliters per hour would the nurse program the IV infusion device?
100 ml/hr