Physician Order: Administer Medication A 6mcg/kg/min Patient’s weight: 165 lbs What weight in kilograms would you use to calculate a medication dose?

mcg/kg/min   Nitropress Provider’s order:                    Nitropress 8 mcg/kg/min             Available:                               Nitropress 100 mg/ D5W 500 ml             Pt weight:                                225 pounds                                                             How many mcg/min should be administered? Round to the nearest 10th   If administered by pump, at what rate (mL/hr) should the pump be set? Round to the nearest 10th 

Gtt factor   Vancomycin Provider’s order:                    Vancomycin 800 mg IVPB every 12 hr             Available:                               Vancomycin 750 mg/150 mL D5W Instructions                             Infuse over 60 min                                                 The administration (tubing) set is 15 gtts/mL     If not administered by pump, calculate the flow rate (gtts/min).  Round to a whole number gtt/min    

Round to the nearest 100th 1.227

Time to infuse  NS          Provider’s order:  Infuse 1500 mL Lactated ringers  to run at 125 mL/hr                 How long will it take for the fluids to infuse in minutes? 

      How much is in the bottle in mL What is the concentration of the medication? Generic name and Trade name For which admiinistration route(s) How many mL would be administered with a dr’s order of 30 mg? Round referring to the syringes above by selecting the most appropriate syringe. Be sure to think about what you can measure.How many mL would be administered with a dr’s order of 25 mg? Round referring to the syringes below  by selecting the most appropriate syringe. Be sure to think about what you can measure.

Gtt factor  blood Doctors order:                        Administer two units of whole blood now (500 ml/unit)             Instructions:                            Administer over 8 hours                                                             The administration (tubing) set is 10 gtts/mL   If not administered by pump, calculate the flow rate (gtts/min). Round to a whole number

Round to the nearest 100th 0.786

Express this weight in kilograms: 136 lbs Round to 10th’s

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