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● The physician has written an order for a medication, 3,000 units
to be given SQ. You have on hand 5,000 units/mL. You will
administer mL. - --SELECTED ANSWER--
3000/5000 *1
= 0.6mL
● The surgeon orders for 75 mg of a medication to be given IV
push. The medication is available in a concentration of 125 mg/2
mL. You will administer mL to the patient (client). (record
your answer using one decimal place) - --SELECTED
ANSWER-- 1.2
● The sliding scale order states: [FORMULA: (BG-100)÷30]=
number of units of insulin to be given. At 1600 the patient
(client)'s blood glucose is 150. You will administer units of
insulin (round to the nearest whole number). - --SELECTED
ANSWER-- 150-100/30
=1.66
rounded to nearest whole number = 2
● Your patient (client)'s blood glucose is 302 mg/dL. The sliding
scale order is to administer insulin using this formula:
[FORMULA: (BG-100)÷40]= number of units to administer.
Based upon your patient (client)'s glucose, you should
administer units of insulin. (round
to the nearest whole number) - --SELECTED
ANSWER--
302-100/40
, =5.05
rounded = 5
● The physician has ordered a medication to be given 0.05
mg/kg/day in 1,000 mL of fluid. The patient (client) weighs 246
lbs. The dose added to the 1,000 mL bag of fluid should be mg.