week 11 elsevier math problems

Question 1

A patient has 1,000 mL of 0.9% normal saline ordered to infuse over 8 hours. How many milliliters per hour will the nurse program the IV infusion device?

Answer 1

125 mL/h

Question 2

A patient has 1,000 mL of 0.9% normal saline ordered to infuse over 12 hours. The IV tubing has a 60 drop per milliliter factor. How many drops per minute will the nurse infuse the IV fluids? (Round final answer to the nearest whole number)

Answer 2

83 gtt/min

Question 3

A nurse practitioner orders 1,000 mL of lactated ringers to infuse over 5 hours. How many milliliters per hour will the nurse program the IV infusion device?

Answer 3

200 mL/h

Question 4

A patient has 1,000 mL of D5W ½ NS ordered to infuse over 8 hours. The IV tubing has a 20 drop per milliliter factor. How many drops per minute will the nurse infuse the IV fluids? (Round final answer to the nearest whole number)

Answer 4

42 gtt/min

Question 5

A patient has 1,000 mL of D5W ½ NS ordered to infuse over 12 hours. How many milliliters per hour will the nurse program the IV infusion device?

Answer 5

83.3 mL/h

Question 6

A patient has 1,000 mL of lactated ringers ordered to infuse over 5 hours. The IV tubing has a 15 drop per milliliter factor. How many drops per minute will the nurse infuse the IV fluids?

Answer 6

50 gtt/min

Question 7

A patient has 1 liter of D5W ½ NS ordered to infuse over 12 hours. How many milliliters per hour will the nurse program the IV infusion device?

Answer 7

83.3 mL/h

Question 8

A nurse practitioner has ordered 3,000 mL of TPN to infuse from 7 PM to 7 AM. How many milliliters per hour will the nurse program the IV infusion device?

Answer 8

250 mL/h

Question 9

A nurse practitioner orders 500 mL of lactated ringers to infuse over 6 hours. How many milliliters per hour will the nurse program the IV infusion device?

Answer 9

83.3 mL/h

Question 10

A nurse practitioner has ordered 500 mL of Intralipids 10% to infuse over 10 hours. How many milliliters per hour will the nurse program the IV infusion device?

Answer 10

50 mL/h

Question 11

A nurse practitioner has ordered potassium chloride 20 mEq/50 mL IV to infuse over 2 hours. How many milliliters per hour will the nurse program the IV infusion device?

Answer 11

25 mL/h

Question 12

A patient with bradypnea following an opioid injection has naloxone 0.4 mg per hour ordered. The naloxone has a concentration of 2 mg in 250 mL. How many milliliters per hour will the nurse program the IV infusion device?

Answer 12

50 mL/h

Question 13

A nurse practitioner orders an infusion of 1 unit of packed red blood cells over 4 hours. The total volume of blood is 260 mL. The IV tubing has a 20 drop per milliliter factor. How many drops per minute would the blood be infused? (Round final answer to the nearest whole number)

Answer 13

22 gtt/min

Question 14

A nurse practitioner orders famotidine 20 mg/50 mL IV over 15 minutes every 12 hours. The IV tubing has a 20 drop per milliliter factor. How many drops per minute would the famotidine be infused? (Round final answer to the nearest whole number)

Answer 14

67 gtt/min

Question 15

A physician orders albumin 25% 100 mL IV over 30 minutes as a 1 time dose. How many milliliters per hour would the nurse program the IV infusion device?

Answer 15

200 mL/h

Question 16

A physician orders linezolid 600 mg IV every 12 hours. Pharmacy suggests the linezolid be administered over 2 hours. How many milliliters per hour will the nurse program the IV infusion device?

Answer 16

150 mL/h

Question 17

Using the Parkland Formula for a patient with a burn injury, the nurse is to administer 4,800 mL of lactated ringers over 16 hours. How many milliliters per hour would the nurse set the IV infusion device?

Answer 17

300 mL/h

Question 18

Cefazolin 1 g/50 mL NS is ordered IV every 8 hours. Pharmacy suggests to infuse the cefazolin over 15 minutes. The IV tubing has a 10 drop per milliliter drop factor. How many drops per minute would the nurse infuse the medication? (Round final answer to the nearest whole number)

Answer 18

33 gtt/min

Question 19

A patient has meropenem 1 gram in 100 mL of NS ordered to infuse over 15 minutes. How many milliliters per hour would the nurse program the IV infusion device?

Answer 19

400 mL/h

Question 20

Ampicillin 250 mg in 50 mL of NS is ordered IV every 6 hours. Pharmacy suggests to infuse the ampicillin over 15 minutes. The IV tubing has a 20 drop per milliliter drop factor. How many drops per minute would the nurse infuse the medication? (Round final answer to the nearest whole number)

Answer 20

67 gtt/min

Question 21

A nurse receives an order for a continuous IV infusion of Regular insulin at 14 units per hour for a patient in diabetic ketoacidosis. The insulin has a concentration of Regular insulin 100 units per 50 mL. How many milliliters per hour would the nurse infuse the insulin?

Answer 21

7 mL/h

Question 22

A patient has an order for a continuous IV infusion of Regular insulin at 12 units per hour for a blood glucose level of 638 mg/dL. The insulin has a concentration of Regular insulin 50 units per 100 mL. How many milliliters per hour would the nurse infuse the insulin?

Answer 22

24 mL/h

Question 23

A patient with diabetic ketoacidosis has a continuous IV infusion of Regular insulin at 8 milliliters per hour. The insulin has a concentration of Regular insulin 50 units per 25 mL. How many units per hour of Regular insulin is the patient receiving?

Answer 23

16 units/h

Question 24

A patient with hyperglycemia has a continuous IV infusion of Regular insulin at 13 milliliters per hour. The insulin has a concentration of Regular insulin 100 units per 50 mL. How many units per hour of Regular insulin is the patient receiving?

Answer 24

26 units/h

Question 25

The physician orders a continuous IV heparin infusion at 1,200 units per hour for a patient with a femoral thrombosis. The heparin has a concentration of heparin 100 units per milliliter. How many milliliters per hour would the nurse infuse the heparin?

Answer 25

12 mL/h

Question 26

A nurse receives an order for a continuous IV infusion of heparin 1,500 units per hour. The heparin concentration is 100 units per milliliters. How many milliliters per hour would the nurse infuse the heparin?

Answer 26

15 mL/h

Question 27

A patient with a mesenteric thrombosis has a continuous IV infusion of heparin at 6 milliliters per hour. The heparin has a concentration of 100 units per milliliter. How many units per hour of heparin is the patient receiving?

Answer 27

600 units/h

Question 28

A patient has a continuous IV infusion of heparin at 20 milliliters per hour for a blood clot from a PICC line. The heparin has a concentration of heparin 10,000 units per 100 milliliters. How many units per hour of heparin is the patient receiving?

Answer 28

2000 units/h

Question 29

The nurse receives an order for IV weight-based heparin for a patient diagnosed with a pulmonary embolism. The patient’s weight is 67 kg. Using the Weight-Based Protocol below, calculate the number of units the nurse will administer for the bolus. (Round the final answer to the nearest hundreds place)

Weight-Based Protocol
Bolus: 70 units/kg IV push
Continuous Infusion: 17 units/kg/h

Answer 29

4700 units

Question 30

The nurse receives an order for IV weight-based heparin for a patient diagnosed with a pulmonary embolism. The patient’s weight is 67 kg. Using the Weight-Based Protocol below, the number of units the nurse will administer for the bolus is 4,700 units. The heparin concentration is 1,000 units per milliliters. How many milliliters of heparin will the nurse administer to the patient for the bolus?

Weight-Based Protocol
Bolus: 70 units/kg IV push
Continuous Infusion: 17 units/kg/h using 25,000 units/250 mL

Answer 30

4.7 mL

Question 31

The nurse receives an order for IV weight-based heparin for a patient diagnosed with a pulmonary embolism. The patient’s weight is 67 kg. The heparin concentration is 25,000 units per 250 milliliters. Using the Weight-Based Protocol below, how many milliliters per hour of heparin will the nurse administer to the patient for the continuous infusion?

Weight-Based Protocol
Bolus: 70 units/kg IV push
Continuous Infusion: 17 units/kg/h

Answer 31

11.4 mL/h