Dosage Calculations
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, A 110-pound, adult female is admitted to the Convert 110 pounds to kg = .2 = 50kg
Emergency Center after receiving burns to 40 percent 4 ml x 50 kg x 40 = 8,000 ml
of her body. Using the Parkland formula, the client's One-half in first 8 hours = 4,000 ml
fluid requirements for the first 24 hours after injury is 4,000 ml / 8 hours = 500 = 500 ml/hour
calculated using Lactated Ringer's 4 ml solution x
Body weight (in kilograms) x Percent burn. The client
should receive one-half of the 24-hour calculated
fluid volume in the first 8 hours of treatment. The
nurse should set the infusion pump to deliver how
many ml/hour during the first 8 hours?
A client with Parkinson's disease is receiving Using D/H: 3.5 mg / 0.5 mg = 7 tablets
benztropine (Cogentin) 3.5 mg PO twice daily. The
medication is available in 0.5 mg tablets. How many
tablets should the nurse administer for each dose?
A client with a gastrostomy tube (GT) receives a Determine the total volume needed at 80 ml/hour x 4 hours = 320 ml.
prescription for Osmolite 1/2 strength enteral formula Use the formula, Order/On Hand x Volume =
at 80 ml/hour. To prepare a 4 hour solution, the nurse 50/100 x 320 = 160 ml
should dilute the full-strength formula with how many Or use ratio & proportion, Desired strength (1/2 = 1 part : 2 parts) :: Volume of
ml of water? full strength : Total Desire volume = 1 : 2 ::
X : 320 ml 2X = 320, and X = 160 ml
full strength 320ml total volume - 160 ml of full-strength formula = 160 ml of
water to create 1/2 strength or 50% concentration
A client who is complaining of nausea and vomiting 2ml
postoperatively receives a prescription for
metoclopramide (Reglan) 10 mg IV. The medication is
available in vials containing 5 mg/ml. How many ml
should the nurse administer?
A client with hypernatremia is to receive an IV 167
infusion of 1000 ml 5% dextrose in water to be infused
over 6 hours. The nurse should program the infusion
pump to deliver how many ml/hour?
A client weighing 86 kg is receiving dopamine at 8 First, change concentration to mcg/ml.
mcg/kg/minute. The drug is dispensed as dopamine 1 mg : 1000 mcg :: 800 mg : X mcg = 800,000
800 mg/500 ml. The nurse should program the mcg/500 ml = 1600 mcg/ ml.
infusion pump to deliver how many ml/hour? Using formula, (8 mcg/kg/minute) x 60 min/hr x 86 kg divided by concentration
of available drug (1600 mcg/ml) = 8 x 60 x 86 divided by 1600 = 25.8 ml/hour
The healthcare provider prescribes a continuous 60
feeding of half strength Osmolite 240 ml to be
infused every 4 hours for a client with a gastrostomy
tube (GT). The nurse should program the enteral
pump to deliver how many ml/hour?
Assignment Quiz |
Nursing Practice
Questions, Study Guide &
Exam Review
|Guaranteed success|
, A 110-pound, adult female is admitted to the Convert 110 pounds to kg = .2 = 50kg
Emergency Center after receiving burns to 40 percent 4 ml x 50 kg x 40 = 8,000 ml
of her body. Using the Parkland formula, the client's One-half in first 8 hours = 4,000 ml
fluid requirements for the first 24 hours after injury is 4,000 ml / 8 hours = 500 = 500 ml/hour
calculated using Lactated Ringer's 4 ml solution x
Body weight (in kilograms) x Percent burn. The client
should receive one-half of the 24-hour calculated
fluid volume in the first 8 hours of treatment. The
nurse should set the infusion pump to deliver how
many ml/hour during the first 8 hours?
A client with Parkinson's disease is receiving Using D/H: 3.5 mg / 0.5 mg = 7 tablets
benztropine (Cogentin) 3.5 mg PO twice daily. The
medication is available in 0.5 mg tablets. How many
tablets should the nurse administer for each dose?
A client with a gastrostomy tube (GT) receives a Determine the total volume needed at 80 ml/hour x 4 hours = 320 ml.
prescription for Osmolite 1/2 strength enteral formula Use the formula, Order/On Hand x Volume =
at 80 ml/hour. To prepare a 4 hour solution, the nurse 50/100 x 320 = 160 ml
should dilute the full-strength formula with how many Or use ratio & proportion, Desired strength (1/2 = 1 part : 2 parts) :: Volume of
ml of water? full strength : Total Desire volume = 1 : 2 ::
X : 320 ml 2X = 320, and X = 160 ml
full strength 320ml total volume - 160 ml of full-strength formula = 160 ml of
water to create 1/2 strength or 50% concentration
A client who is complaining of nausea and vomiting 2ml
postoperatively receives a prescription for
metoclopramide (Reglan) 10 mg IV. The medication is
available in vials containing 5 mg/ml. How many ml
should the nurse administer?
A client with hypernatremia is to receive an IV 167
infusion of 1000 ml 5% dextrose in water to be infused
over 6 hours. The nurse should program the infusion
pump to deliver how many ml/hour?
A client weighing 86 kg is receiving dopamine at 8 First, change concentration to mcg/ml.
mcg/kg/minute. The drug is dispensed as dopamine 1 mg : 1000 mcg :: 800 mg : X mcg = 800,000
800 mg/500 ml. The nurse should program the mcg/500 ml = 1600 mcg/ ml.
infusion pump to deliver how many ml/hour? Using formula, (8 mcg/kg/minute) x 60 min/hr x 86 kg divided by concentration
of available drug (1600 mcg/ml) = 8 x 60 x 86 divided by 1600 = 25.8 ml/hour
The healthcare provider prescribes a continuous 60
feeding of half strength Osmolite 240 ml to be
infused every 4 hours for a client with a gastrostomy
tube (GT). The nurse should program the enteral
pump to deliver how many ml/hour?
