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A physician orders a medication 140 mcg/kg/min for a patient weighing 60 kg. The infusion rate is 10 mL/h. How many milligrams should the nurse administer to the patient?
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A physician orders magnesium sulfate, 6 grams loading dose to be administered over 30 minutes. There are 40 grams of magnesium sulfate in 1 liter of lactated Ringers solution.
What is the rate per hour to administer the loading dose?
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A patient is receiving an IV of esmolol 2.5 grams in 250 mL of D5W (dextrose 5% in water) infusing at 200 micrograms/kilogram/minute. The patient weighs 110 lb. What rate (in mL/hr) should the nurse program into the IV pump to deliver this dose?
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Why is subcutaneous (SC) insulin usually administered into the abdomen as the preferred site?
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A physician ordered magnesium sulfate 2 grams per hour for a maintenance dose. There are 40 grams of magnesium sulfate in 1 liter of lactated Ringers solution.
What is the rate per hour to administer the maintenance dose?
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A nurse, via an infusion pump, sets up an infusion rate ratio of 2.75 mL/min for a continuous intravenous (IV) fluid for 7 hours.
What is the total volume of IV fluid being infused, in liters?
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A primary healthcare provider prescribes 1.5 L of normal saline (NS) to be given over 24 hours for continuous intravenous (IV) infusion to a client who has diarrhea.
What should be the rate of infusion that is required to be set in the infusion pump?
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A nurse needs to infuse esmolol to a patient weighing 65 kg. The dose on hand is 2,500 mg esmolol in 250 mL of fluid. The patient requires a dose of 200 mcg/kg/min to control a hypertensive crisis. Which rate should the nurse calculate to infuse this medication? Round to the nearest whole number.
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A physician orders Dobutamine 10 mcg/kg/min for a patient. The patient is 110 lb. How many milligrams per hour should the patient receive?
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A nurse is preparing to administer 1 L of 0.9% sodium chloride solution to a client over 6 hours. The intravenous (IV) fluid has a drop factor of 15 gt/mL. What will be the gt/min flow rate?
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A healthcare provider orders nitroprusside (100 mg/1 mL) 3 mcg/kg/minute for a patient weighing 154 lb. What rate (mL/hr) should the nurse program into the IV pump?
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A healthcare provider orders nitroprusside (100 mcg/1 mL) 3 mcg/kg/minute for a patient weighing 154 lb.
What rate (mL/hr) should the nurse program into the IV pump?
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Under which circumstance should a pediatric medication dose calculated from an adult dose be avoided?
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A patient is receiving an IV of 500 mL of D5W (dextrose 5% in water).
How many grams (g) of dextrose are contained in this IV solution?
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