A medication order calls for a dopamine drip given at a rate of 5 mcg/kg/min for a 190 lb patient. The pharmacy adds 400 mg of dopamine in 250 mL of D5W. Calculate the drip rate in drops per minute when using an administration set that delivers 20 drops/mL.

The order reads give Lidocaine 15mg by mouth every 4 hours as needed for sore throat. Pharmacy sends 30mg/3ml. How many ml will you administer per dose?

Medication with strength 125 mg/mL has been ordered at 10 mg/kg. The patient weighs 243 lb. How much should be administered? (If less than 1, round to the nearest hundredth; otherwise, round to the nearest tenth.)

Compute the amount of medication that will be given to administer one dose of the following medication orders by using a proportion to obtain your answers. Round all parenteral administration orders that are over 1 mL to one decimal place. Round all parenteral administration orders under 1 mL to two decimal places. Do not include zeros at the end of decimal numbers. The problems and drug orders are presented for practice only, and actual prescribed dosages will vary according to a patient's age, c factors. How many cans of Sustacal and how many mL of water will you need to prepare the order. Order: 800mL 34 strength Sustacal through a gastrostomy tube over 8 hours to supplement a patient while he sleeps. Supply: Sustacal 10 fl.oz cans Moving to another question will save this response. Type here to search OEM DELL

A prescription order calls for procainamide 0.5 g. In the pharmacy, the technician uses a 1g/10 mL vial to prepare the dose, which is injected into a 150 mL D5W IV bag for infusion. Assuming conventional overfill for the IV bag, what should the flow rate be in mL/hr if the dose of the drug is 2 mg/min? Round to the nearest whole mL.

The physician orders epinephrine 2000 mcg IVP stat. The label reads, "Epinephrine 1:2000." What volume (ml) of medication will you administer?

The pediatric nurse practitioner orders Dilantin 40 mg po bid for a child weighing 14 lb 7oz.  The safe dose is 5-7 mg/kg/day.  It is available as 5mL/125mg.  If safe,  how many mLs will you give?

A nurse is caring for a client who has schizophrenia in an inpatient facility. Exhibit 1 Medication Administration Record 0730: Clozapine 100 mg PO daily Aripiprazole 5 mg PO daily Multivitamin PO daily Exhibit 2 Laboratory Results 0730: Sodium 125 mEq/L (136 to 145 mEq/L) Potassium 3.5 mEq/L (3.5 to 5.0 mEq/L) Chloride 90 mEq/L (98 to 106 mEq/L) BUN 8 mg/dL (10 to 20 mg/dL) Magnesium 1.2 mEq/L (1.3 to 2.1 mEq/L) Exhibit 3 Vital Signs 1230: Temperature 37.6° C(99.7°F) Heart rate 98/min Respiratory rate 20/min Blood pressure 142/92 mm Hg Oxygen saturation 100% on room air 1500: Temperature 37.1° C(98.8° F) Heart rate 104/min Respiratory rate 24/min Blood pressure 150/90 mm Hg Oxygen saturation 100% on room air Exhibit 4 Nurses' Notes 0730: Client sleeping. Lungs clear to auscultation bilaterally. Hyperactive bowel sounds noted x 4. Abdomen soft and nontender. Small bruise noted on right hand. Family at bedside. Family states client is diagnosed with schizophrenia, and last doctor's…

a 175 lb paitent is to undergo surgery and will be given an intervenous anesthetic. The safe dosage of anesthetic is up to 12.0 mg/kg of body weight. Determine the maximum dose ( in mg) of anesthetic that should be used.

Drug abc has the following dosing guidelines: Initiate therapy at 6-8 mg/kg/day IV once daily for 2 days, then decrease dosage by 25% for days 3 and 4, then discontinue. The prescriber has ordered an initial dose of 7 mg/kg/day IV for a 48 YO 189 lb male. The drug is available in 10 mL vials labeled 100 mg/mL. a) How many mL will you administer on day 1? b) How many mL will you administer on day 3? (Assume patient’s weight has not changed.) Wojcik, Bradley J.; Hassen, Chase. Dosage Calculations for Nursing Students: Master Dosage Calculations The Safe & Easy Way Without Formulas! (Dosage Calculation Success Series Book 1) (p. 62). Nurse Superhero. Kindle Edition.