NR 443 CHAPTER 10: ADVANCED INTRAVENOUS CALCULATIONS
NR 443 CHAPTER 10: ADVANCED INTRAVENOUS CALCULATIONS Chapter 10: Advanced Intravenous Calculations Mulholland: The Nurse, The Math, The Meds, 3rd Edition ESSAY 1. Directions: Calculate the IV medication and infusion rates. Use a calculator for safe dose range calculations, multiplication, and long division as desired. Verify results using DE-style equations where requested. If the order is unsafe, do not proceed with the math. Label answers. Ordered: medicated IV at 4 mcgper kg per min. Patient’s weight: 50 kg. a. Information requested: Micrograms per minute ordered Calculator result: b. Information requested: Micrograms per hour ordered Calculator result: c. Information requested: Milligrams per hour ordered Directions: Calculate the IV medication and infusion rates. Use a calculator for safe dose range calculations, multiplication, and long division as desired. Verify results using DE-style equations where requested. If the order is unsafe, do not proceed with the math. Label answers. Ordered: aminophylline IV infusion, for a patient with asthma. Infusing: aminophylline at 33 mL per hr Available: IV of 500 mL of D5W with the contents of the vial shown here Patient’s weight: 110 kg The nurse has withdrawn 20 mL of D5W and added the medication to make a total volume of 500 mL. How many milligrams of aminophylline is the patient receiving per hour?
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