1. Order: 40 mg famotidine (Pepcid) IVPB mixed in 100 mL NS (0.9% Normal Saline) to infuse over 30 minutes. Drop factor

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1. Order: 40 mg famotidine (Pepcid) IVPB mixed in 100 mL NS
(0.9% Normal Saline) to infuse over 30
minutes. Drop factor = 20 gtt/mL.
2. Order: 1,000 mL Dextrose 5 1/2 Normal Saline (Dextrose 5% in
0.45% Normal Saline) to infuse in 3 hours.
Drop factor =20 gtt/mL.
3. The physician orders heparin 550 units/hr from a
solution containing 25,000 units in 500 ml NS. Based on this order,
what will the nurse set his infusion pump at in mL/hour?
4. Solumedrol 1.5 mg/kg is ordered for a child weighing 37
lb. Solumedrol is available as 75 mg / 1 mL is available. How many
mL must the nurse administer?
5. Give patient 500 mg of dopamine in 250 mL of D5W to
infuse at 20 mg/hr. Calculate the flow rate in mL/hr.
6. A patient with HIT (Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia) is
started on Bivalirudin therapy. The MD orders 0.15mg/kg/hr IV
infusion. The medication is dispensed in 50mg/250mL NS. What is the
infusion rate/hour for a patient who weighs 125 lbs?