Week 1 Practice Math

The physician ordered a heparin drip for a patient weighing 165 pounds to run at 18 units/kg/hr. The Pyxis has premixed heparin 25,000 units in 250 mL of D₅W. What rate would the nurse program the pump to run? (Round to the nearest tenth) ___________ mL/hr

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The doctor ordered Dopamine at 6 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 196 lbs. The premix is 400 mg in 250 ml D5W. What would you set the infusion pump at? (Round to the nearest whole number)

_____________ml/hr 

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Your patient has dobutamine ordered at 20 mcg/kg/min.  The patient weighs 210 lbs.  The 250 mL IV bag has 300 mg of dobutamine in it.  At what rate will you set your IV pump? (Round flow rate to nearest whole number.)  ___________ml/hr

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You have an order to run dopamine at 15 mcg/kg/min.  Your lV bag has 500 mg of dopamine in 500mL.  Your patient weighs 180 lb.  To what rate will in mL/hr will you set your IV pump?  (Round flow rate to nearest whole number.)  ___________ml/hr

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The physician writes an order for an IV infusion of heparin of 20 units/kg/hr.  The patient weighs 175 pounds. The infusion concentration is 25,000 units in 250/mL. The nurse will set the pump at (Round to the nearest whole number.)____________ mL/hr 

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The patient is to receive Dopamine 4 mcg/kg/min. Available is Dopamine 200mg in 250 mL of D5W. The patient weighs 215 lbs. At what rate will the pump be set? (Round to the nearest whole number) ________ mL/hr 

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Order for an IV infusion of heparin of 25 units/kg/hr.  The patient weighs 150 pounds. The infusion concentration is 25,000 units in 250 mL of 0.9% NaCl. The nurse will set the pump at ____________ mL/hr

     (Round to the nearest whole number)

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The physician ordered dopamine 5 mcg/kg/min. The patient weighs 155 pounds. The medication is supplied dopamine 400 mg in 250 mL D5W.  What rate would the nurse set the pump?

(Round the answer to tenth decimal place) _________mL/hr

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Order for an IV infusion of heparin of 20 units/kg/hr.  The patient weighs 152 pounds. The infusion concentration is 25,000 units in 250 mL of 0.9% NaCl. The nurse will set the pump at ____________ mL/hr     (Round to the nearest whole number)

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