Exam 12: Parenteral Dosages

Round to the nearest hundredth if the dose is less than 1 mL. Round to the nearest tenth if the dose is greater than 1 mL. -Benadryl 25 mg IV every 6 hours is ordered postoperatively for itching. The medication is available in a 25-mg/mL concentration. How many milliliters of Benadryl would the nurse administer with each dose? ______

Round to the nearest hundredth if the dose is less than 1 mL. Round to the nearest tenth if the dose is greater than 1 mL. -Narcan 0.8 mg IV every 30 minutes is ordered for a patient with a respiratory rate less than 8 breaths/min. The medication is available in 0.4 mg per 1-mL vials. How many milliliters would the nurse administer with each dose?

Round to the nearest hundredth if the dose is less than 1 mL. Round to the nearest tenth if the dose is greater than 1 mL. -A patient with renal failure has orders for Epogen 10,000 units subcutaneous every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday; hold if hemoglobin is greater than 11 g/dL. The medication is supplied in 10,000 units per 1-mL vials. How many milliliters would the nurse administer with each dose? __________

Round to the nearest hundredth if the dose is less than 1 mL. Round to the nearest tenth if the dose is greater than 1 mL. -The physician orders Lovenox 80 mg subcutaneous daily for prevention of deep vein thrombosis. The medication is supplied in 80 mg/0.8 mL. How many milliliters will the nurse administer? ____________________

Round to the nearest hundredth if the dose is less than 1 mL. Round to the nearest tenth if the dose is greater than 1 mL. -A patient with fluid volume overload has bumetanide injection 1.5 mg intravenous ordered. The medication is available in a 0.25-mg per milliliter concentration. How many milliliters should the nurse administer with each dose? _________

Round to the nearest hundredth if the dose is less than 1 mL. Round to the nearest tenth if the dose is greater than 1 mL. -According to the heparin protocol, a patient is to receive 70 units per kg IV before the continuous heparin infusion is started. For a patient weighing 60 kg, how many units of heparin should be administered? _________ Using a concentration of 1000 units/mL, how many milliliters of heparin should be administered? _______

Round to the nearest hundredth if the dose is less than 1 mL. Round to the nearest tenth if the dose is greater than 1 mL. -The physician orders Toradol 45 mg IM for migraine headache. The medication is supplied in 30 mg/mL. How many milliliters will the nurse administer? ____________________

Round to the nearest hundredth if the dose is less than 1 mL. Round to the nearest tenth if the dose is greater than 1 mL. -A patient has fentanyl 50 mcg IV every 2 hours prn for pain after surgery. The medication is available in 0.05 mg per 1-mL vials. How many milliliters would the nurse administer with each dose? __________

Round to the nearest hundredth if the dose is less than 1 mL. Round to the nearest tenth if the dose is greater than 1 mL. -A patient with nausea and vomiting has prochlorperazine 5 mg IV every 6 hours prn. The medication is supplied in 5 mg per 1-mL vials. How many milliliters would the nurse administer with each dose? __________

Round to the nearest hundredth if the dose is less than 1 mL. Round to the nearest tenth if the dose is greater than 1 mL. -A patient has fentanyl 150 mcg IV every 2 hours prn for pain after surgery. The medication is available in 0.05 mg per 1-mL vials. How many milliliters would the nurse administer with each dose? __________

Round to the nearest hundredth if the dose is less than 1 mL. Round to the nearest tenth if the dose is greater than 1 mL. -The physician orders KCl 10 mEq in 1000 mL of D₅ NS to infuse at 100 mL/h. Available: 10 mEq/5 mL. How many milliliters of KCl will the nurse add to the IV? ____________________

Round to the nearest hundredth if the dose is less than 1 mL. Round to the nearest tenth if the dose is greater than 1 mL. -The physician has ordered Dilaudid 0.6 mg IV every 30 minutes prn for pain. The medication is available in 2 mg per 1-mL vials. How many milliliters would the nurse administer with each dose? __________

Round to the nearest hundredth if the dose is less than 1 mL. Round to the nearest tenth if the dose is greater than 1 mL. -According to the heparin protocol, a patient is to receive 80 units per kg IV before the continuous heparin infusion is started. For a patient weighing 75 kg, how many units of heparin should be administered? _________ Using a concentration of 1000 units/mL, how many milliliters of heparin should be administered? _______

Round to the nearest hundredth if the dose is less than 1 mL. Round to the nearest tenth if the dose is greater than 1 mL. -A patient has labetalol 20 mg IV every 2 hours prn for systolic blood pressure above 180 mm Hg. The medication is available in 5 mg per 1-mL vials. How many milliliters would the nurse administer with each dose? __________

Round to the nearest hundredth if the dose is less than 1 mL. Round to the nearest tenth if the dose is greater than 1 mL. -Naloxone 0.2 mg IV every 30 minutes is ordered for a respiratory rate below 8 breaths/min. The medication is available in 0.4 mg per 1-mL vials. How many milliliters would the nurse administer with each dose? __________

Round to the nearest hundredth if the dose is less than 1 mL. Round to the nearest tenth if the dose is greater than 1 mL. -Vistaril 75 mg IM is ordered for anxiety. Available: 50 mg/mL. How many milliliters will the nurse administer? ____________________

Round to the nearest hundredth if the dose is less than 1 mL. Round to the nearest tenth if the dose is greater than 1 mL. -The physician orders Imferon 90 mg IM (Z track) for anemia. The medication is supplied in 50 mg/mL. How many milliliters will the nurse administer? ____________________

Round to the nearest hundredth if the dose is less than 1 mL. Round to the nearest tenth if the dose is greater than 1 mL. -A patient has an order for metoclopramide 5 mg IV every 6 hours for a patient with high gastric residuals. Using a vial with a 10 mg/mL concentration, how many milliliters would be administered with each dose? ____________

Round to the nearest hundredth if the dose is less than 1 mL. Round to the nearest tenth if the dose is greater than 1 mL. -The physician has ordered Haldol 0.5 mg IV every 2 hours prn for agitation. The Haldol is available in 5 mg per 1-mL vials. How many milliliters would the nurse administer with each dose? __________

Round to the nearest hundredth if the dose is less than 1 mL. Round to the nearest tenth if the dose is greater than 1 mL. -A patient with fluid volume overload has bumetanide injection 2 mg IV push ordered. The bumetanide is available in a 0.25-mg per milliliter concentration. How many milliliters should the nurse administer with each dose? _________