A regular insulin drip at 7 units hour is ordered

Quiz B

Each question is worth 2.5 points

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1. A patient is to be given 650 ml of a drug over a 5-hour period at 20 drops/ml. What will be the drip rate expressed in gtts/min? Round to the nearest whole number

2. Your patient has been receiving digoxin (Lanoxin) 125 mcg Q AM. Today his doctor writes a new order: Digoxin 0.25 mg PO Q AM start now. How many 125 mcg tablets will you administer?

3. At the change of shift you notice 200 ml left to count in the I.V. bag. The I.V. is infusing at 80 mL/hr. How much longer will the I.V. run? (Express you answer in hours and minutes.)

4. The physician writes an order for heparin 900 units/hr. The label on the I.V. bag reads: Heparin 10,000 units in 500 mL D5W. How many mL/hr will deliver the correct dose?

5. The Order: Amoxicillin 125 mg p.o. every 8 hours for 10 days. The child weighs 40 pounds. Label reads: 125mg/5mL. Safe range is 20-40 mg/Kg/day in divided doses q8h. What is the safe dose range for this child? (round to nearest whole numbers)

Is this dose safe?

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6. Give Regular insulin by continuous I.V. infusion at 20 units/hr. The solution is 250 mL NS with 250 units of Regular insulin. How many mls/hr. will deliver the correct dose?

7. Order: Lorazepam (Ativan) 0.5mg IV. Supply: vial labeled Lorazepam 1mg/ml. Dilute with 1 mL sterile water to yield 1mg/2mL. What is the quantity to administer?

8. Order: Infuse 10% lipids 500 mL over 10 hours. What is the quantity to administer per hour?

9. Order: 500 mL D5W I.V. at 50 mL/hr. How many hours will the I.V. run?

10. Order: Ancef 1 gm IVPB over 30 minutes. Supply: Ancef 1 gm in 50 mL bag NS. At what rate per hour will the Ancef run? (mls/hour)

11. Order: Morphine 2mg I.V. PRN pain. Supply Morphine 4mg/ml. What is the quantity to administer?

12. Order: NS bolus 500mL over 15 minutes. At what rate per hour will the NS fluid bolus run (mls/hour)?

13. Order: Lasix 60mg I.V. Supply 20mg/2mL. What is the quantity to administer?

14. Digoxin 125 mcg is ordered IVP every a.m. The vial contains 0.5 mg in 2 ml. How many ml will you give?

15. Order: Fortaz 250 mg IM. The vial contains 500 mg powder with directions to add 1.5 ml of sterile water for a total volume of 1.8 ml. How many ml will you administer?

16. The cardiac patient is to receive Cardizem 5 mg IVP. The vial contains 10 mg/2 ml. How many ml will you give?

17. Order: Ampicillin 0.75gm p.o. q6h. Label reads 250 mg per tablet. How many tablets will you give with each dose?

18. Order: Infuse 0.45% NS 250 mL over 2 hours. What is the rate per hour the fluids will infuse (ml/hour)?