Dosage Calculations: Solving for Dose Rate Practice
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Order: 1000mL D5LR every 8hrs
Question: How many mL/hr does the nurse administer the IV fluids? - Answer✔️✔️-125
mL/hr
Order:500mL LR bolus to infuse in 30 minutes
Question: How many mL/hr does the nurse administer the IV fluids? - Answer✔️✔️-1000
mL/hr
Order: Clindamycin 300mg IVPB
Dose on hand: Clindamycin 300mg in 50mL D5W to infuse in 30 minutes
Question: How many mL/hr does the nurse administer the clindamycin? - Answer✔️✔️-
100 mL/hr
Order: Gentamicin 80 mg IVPB
Dose on hand: Gentamicin 80 mg in 100mL to infuse in 30 minutes
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Question: How many mL/hr does the nurse administer the gentamicin? - Answer✔️✔️-
200 mL/hr
Order: D5LR @ 75 mL/hr
Tubing drop factor: 15 gtts/mL
Question: How many gtts/min does the nurse administer the IV fluids? Round to the
nearest whole number. - Answer✔️✔️-19 gtts/min
Order: D5W @ 120 mL/hr
Tubing drop factor: 20 gtts/mL
Question: How many gtts/min does the nurse administer the IV fluids? - Answer✔️✔️-40
gtts/min
Order: LR @ 40 mL/hr
Tubing drop factor: 60 gtts/mL
Question: How many gtts/min does the nurse administer the IV fluids? - Answer✔️✔️-40
gtts/min
Order: 225 mL PRBCs to infuse @ 125 mL/hr
Tubing drop factor: 10 gtts/mL
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