Exam 9: Parenteral Dosages

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? __________

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? _________

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?

The physician orders morphine 9 mg IM q4 h for pain.Available: 15 mg/mL.How many milliliters will the nurse administer? ____________________

A physician orders Reglan 10 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? ____________

Ondansetron 4 mg IV every 6 hours as needed for nausea is ordered.The medication is available in a 2 mg/mL concentration.How many milliliters would the nurse administer with each dose? ________

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? __________

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? _______

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? ____________________

A patient has labetalol 10 mg IV every 2 hours prn for systolic blood pressure more than 180 mm Hg.The medication is available in 5 mg per 1-mL vials.How many milliliters would the nurse administer with each dose? __________

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? ____________________