IV push/admin time Hydralazine             Provider’s order:                    hydralazine 15 mg IVP now                 Available:                               See label             Recommended rate:               10mg/min (or less)                        How many mL(s) of this medication will be administered? mL                                                                         Over how many minutes will the medication be administered? min  

Physician Order: Administer Medication A 8 mcg/kg/min Patient’s weight: 188 lbs What weight in kilograms would you use to calculate this dose?

PO amoxicillin oral solution Provider’s order:                    amoxicillin oral solution 3 tsp PO now             Available:                               See label How many TOTAL mL(s) will be added to the oral fluids for reconstitution? How many mL will be administered for this dose? How many mg will be administered?

Time to infuse   A patient has 275 mL IV fluid left to infuse (in the bag). The IV is infusing at 125 mL/hr.               How much time does the IV have left to infuse in minutes?                     

Provider’s order:     2.5 liters of normal saline to infuse over 24 hr If administered by a pump, at what rate (mL/hr) should the pump be set?     1    mL/hr Round to the nearest tenth

Piperacillin-Tazobactam Provider’s order: Piperacillin-Tazobactam 3000 mg IVPB every 6 hr Available: Piperacillin-Tazobactam 4000 mg/200 mL NS Instructions: Infuse over 90 minutes Drop factor (tubing set): 10 gtts/mL

Provider’s order:   famotidine 60 mg PO stat Available:               See label image What solution will be used to reconstitute this medication?      1                                       How many mL(s) of this solution will be added to reconstitute this medication?     2     mL How many mL(s) of reconstituted medication will be administered?     3     mL Round to the nearest tenth  

Provider’s order: Dopamine 5 mcg/kg/minAvailable: Dopamine 400 mg/ D5W 250 mLPt weight: 165 pounds a) How many mcg/min should be administered? NO LABEL REQUIRED FOR THE ANSWER

Which of the following medication checks should be completed each and every time prior to giving a medication?

is the description of what the body does to a medication including the processes of absorption, distribution, metabolism, and