Blood Transfusion
Patients with blood type AB can receive blood from?
Blood type A, B, AB, O
Convert 580 mg to grams
0.58 grams
A prescription reads phenytoin 0.2 g orally twice daily. The medication label states that each capsule is 100 mg. The nurse prepares how many capsule(s) to administer per day?
4 capsules
IV fluid compatible with BT
NSS or 0.9% NaCl
Convert 88 kg to lbs.
193.6 lbs.
A prescription reads 1L of normal saline (NS) to infuse over 10 hours. The drop factor is 15 drops (gtt)/1 mL. The nurse prepares to set the flow rate at how many drops per minute? Record your answer to the nearest whole number.
25 gtts/min
Initially, BT should be regulated at ______ gtts/min during the first 15 minutes
10 gtts/min
Convert 15 oz. to mL
450 mL
A prescription reads 3L of D5W to be administered over a 12-hour period. The nurse determines that how many milliliters (mL) per hour will be administered to the client?
250 ml/hr
Transfusion reaction caused by infusion of incompatible blood products
Hemolytic reaction
Convert 5 tsp to mL
25 mL
A prescription reads 1000 mL D5W to infuse at a rate of 200 mL/hr. The nurse determines that it will take how many hours for 1 L to infuse?
5 hours
Transfusion reaction caused by infusion of contaminated blood product
Septic Reaction
Convert 3 tbsp to tsp
9 tsp
A prescription reads heparin sodium, 2500 units/hr by continuous intravenous (IV) infusion. The pharmacy prepares the medication and delivers an IV bag labeled heparin sodium 20,000 units/250 mL D5W. The nurse sets the infusion pump at how many milliliters (mL) per hour to deliver 2500 units/hour? Record your answer to the nearest whole number.
31 mL/hr