- Ordered: 1 liter of NS q 7h. Available 1 liter of NS and IV tubing with a
drip factor of 10. You would regulate the IV at 23.8 gtts/min.
(a) True
(b) False - Prescribed: Heparin 1000 units/hour intravenously. Available: Heparin
25,000 units/hour in 250 cc D5W. How many mL/hr should be adminis-
tered to give the correct dose?
(a) 0.10 mL/hr
(b) 1.0 mL/hr
(c) 10 mL/hr
(d) None of the above - Prescribed: 1 liter of D5W q8h. Available: 1 liter of D5W and IV tubing
10 gtts/mL. You regulate the IV at 20.8 gtts/min.
(a) True
(b) False - Prescribed: 1000 mL of IV fluid q12h. Available: 1000 mL of IV fluid
and microdrip tubing. How many gtts per minute will you regulate the
IV?
(a) 83 gtt/min
(b) 83.3 gtt/min
(c) 8.33 gtt/min
(d) 0.833 gtt/min - Prescribed is Prilosec 4.4 mg/kg for a child who weights 88 lbs.
Available is Prilosec 50 mg/5 mL. You would give the child 1.76 mL.
(a) True
(b) False - Prescribed is Ceclor 2 mg/kg for a child who weighs 20 lbs. Available is
Ceclor 20 mg/2 mL. You would administer 1.8 mL.
(a) True
(b) False
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