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Calculation of Drug Dosages Study Set 1
Exam 16: Obstetric Dosages
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Question 1
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Round the answer to the nearest whole number.With your initial rounding,you find a Pitocin drip at 8 mL/h.With a Pitocin concentration of 30 units per 1000 mL of lactated Ringer's solution,how many milliunits per minute of Pitocin is the patient receiving? _________
Question 2
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Round the answer to the nearest whole number.A physician writes orders to induce labor with a Pitocin drip,beginning with 5 milliunits per minute.Pitocin 50 units is diluted in 500 mL of lactated Ringer's solution.How many milliliters per hour should the Pitocin be infused? _________
Question 3
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Round the answer to the nearest whole number.During shift report,the nurse states that a patient is receiving a Pitocin drip at 6 milliunits per minute.The Pitocin concentration is 30 units in 1000 mL of lactated Ringer's solution.The IV pump should be set for how many milliliters per hour? _________
Question 4
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Round the answer to the nearest whole number.A physician writes orders to increase a magnesium sulfate drip to 2 g/h for a patient in labor.The medication has a concentration of 20 g magnesium sulfate in 100 mL of lactated Ringer's solution.The IV pump should be programmed for how many milliliters per hour? ________
Question 5
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Round the answer to the nearest whole number.A physician writes orders to induce labor with a Pitocin drip,beginning with 1 milliunit per minute.Pitocin 30 units is diluted in 500 mL of lactated Ringer's solution.The Pitocin should be infused for how many milliliters per hour? ____________
Question 6
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Round the answer to the nearest tenth.A physician writes orders for 1 g/h of magnesium sulfate for a patient in labor.The medication comes premixed with 40 g magnesium sulfate in 500 mL of lactated Ringer's solution.The IV pump should be programmed for how many milliliters per hour? ________
Question 7
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Round the answer to the nearest whole number.A physician writes orders to induce labor with a Pitocin drip,beginning with 2 milliunits per minute.Pitocin 30 units is diluted in 1000 mL of lactated Ringer's solution.How many milliliters per hour should the Pitocin be infused? _________
Question 8
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Round the answer to the nearest tenth.With your initial rounding,you find a Pitocin drip at 10 mL/h.With a Pitocin concentration of 50 units per 500 mL of lactated Ringer's solution,how many milliunits per minute of Pitocin is the patient receiving? _________
Question 9
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Round the answer to the nearest whole number.A physician orders an increase in a magnesium sulfate drip to 2 g/h for a patient in labor.The medication has a concentration of 10 g magnesium sulfate in 200 mL of lactated Ringer's solution.The IV pump should be programmed for how many milliliters per hour? ___________
Question 10
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Round the answer to the nearest whole number.A physician writes orders for 1 g/h of magnesium sulfate for a patient in labor.The medication comes premixed with 10 g magnesium sulfate in 200 mL of lactated Ringer's solution.The IV pump should be programmed for how many milliliters per hour? ___________
Question 11
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Round the answer to the nearest whole number.A physician writes orders for 1 g/h of magnesium sulfate for a patient in labor.The medication comes premixed with 20 g of magnesium sulfate in 100 mL of lactated Ringer's solution.How many milliliters per hour should the IV pump be programmed? ________
Question 12
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Round the answer to the nearest whole number.The physician leaves orders to infuse Pitocin IV drip at 0.96 units/h.The medication is supplied in 15 units/250 mL of D
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W.Calculate the flow rate in milliliters per hour.__________