Question

1. The order is penicillin 50,000 units. The vial reads penicillin 500,000 units. Add 4.3 ml to yield 5 ml. How many ml do you give

2. The order is ampicillin 0.4 mg/kg. The patient weighs 38.5 pounds. The bottle reads ampicillin 10 mg/ml. How many ml do you give?

3. Phenytoin (Dilantin) 5 mg/kg is ordered for a 40-pound child. It is to be administered in three equal doses. The drug is available in an oral suspension containing 125 mg/ml. How many mL should be administered per dose?

4. The order is for 1.2 million units of penicillin G (Bicillin) IM. Available is 600,000 units/ml. How much should the nurse administer?

2. Enoxaparin sodium (Lovenox) 25 mg SC q 12 hours is ordered. The label reads 30 mg/0.3 ml. How much should the nurse administer

3. The order is for meperidine 50 mg IM q 4 hours prn. The label reads meperidine 75 mg/ml. How much should the nurse administer?

4. An adult is on continuous IV heparin therapy for thrombophlebitis. The IV contains 15,000 units of heparin in 500 ml of 5% dextrose (D5W) at the rate of 20 ml per hr. How many units per hours is the client receiving?
5. The order is for Ancef 1 gram IV in 50 cc 5% dextrose (D5W) to run in over 30 minutes every 6 hours. The administration set delivers 10 gtts/cc. What should the drip rate be?

Answer 1

0.5ml dose is Required for 50,000 units of penicillin.

0.7ml in bottle has 7mg.

0.24ml should be given per dose of phenytoin.

2ml dose has 1.2 million

0.25ml Enoxaparin has 25mg

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