1. Your patient has dobutamine ordered at 18 mcg/kg/min. the patient weighs 70 kg. The 250 mL IV bag has 500 mg of dobutamine in it. What rate will you set for your IV?   2. Your patient patient has a dobutamine IV drip running. The IV rate is 25 mL/hour. The IV bag has 500 mg of dobutamine in 250 mL of fluid. The patient weighs 65 kg. How many mcg/kg/min is your patient receiving?

Q: A 43-year-old woman with urinary tract infection received an intravenous antibiotic achieving a…

A: Available data from question: Plasma level of an IV antibiotic before the administration of second…

Q: 3. An infant needs 10 mg/kg of an antibiotic. The infant weighs 11 lbs. The antibiotic is available…

A: Drug amount needed = 10mg/kg Weight of infant = 11lbs  Concentration is 100mg/10mL.

Q: Calculate the I & O from 7 am-3 pm. A client has IV fluids D5 ½ NS with 20 mEq potassium chloride…

A: An important piece of data regarding a patient's fluid and electrolyte balance is provided by the…

Q: Azithromycin suspension is to be administered 10mg per Kg once daily for 3 days. a. Calculate the…

A: Administration of the right concentration of the drug to the patient is essential for obtaining…

Q: A physician orders a torsemide IV infusion at a rate of 2.5 mg/hr for 12 hours. Torsemide injection…

A: Drug calculations are important in nursing jobs as not all drugs are presented in all concentrations…

Q: A medication with a dosage of 250 mg is added to 125 mL solution and infused at 30 mL/hr. Calculate…

A: Concentration of drug= amount of drug÷volume

Q: The nurse is caring for a client with cardiac arrythmias who is prescribed Lanoxin 0.125mg po once…

A: The nurse is caring for a client with cardiac arrhythmiaswho is prescribed Lanoxin 0.125mg po once…

Q: Daisy (7 years old; 30 kg) is admitted to hospital for meningitis and requires a short intravenous…

A: Meningitis is a inflammation of the meninges. The meninges is the covering membrane of the brain and…

Q: The normal induction dosage my wife gives for the drug Propofol is 2.25 mg/kg. How many propofol…

A: The normal induction dosage of a drug is the amount of drug required to bring about a particular…

Q: A 57kg adult on the ward requires an infusion of drug X. The dose is 30 micrograms/kg/hr and drug X…

A: Given:Patient weight: 57 kgDose: 30 micrograms/kg/hrDrug X concentration: 5.0 mg/mlTo Find:Rate of…

Q: Your patient has recently suffered from a stroke and has been prescribed heparin in accordance with…

A: The current aPTT value is 73.8 sec. According to the nomogram, for aPTT values between 70 and 84.9…

Q: Calculate how much you need for the following dosages 36 You have haloperidol injection 5 mg in 1…

A: In this scenario, we have different medications with specific concentrations, and we need to…

Q: A 50 year old female patient weighing 62.5 kg has been admitted onto the hospital ward. She has been…

A: Prescribed dose of infliximab = 4 micrograms/kg/min Body weight of patient = 62.5 kg  Time for…

Q: The concentration of heparin in an IV infusion is 25,000 units in 500 mL. The infusion is running at…

A: Concentration of heparin = 25000 units in 500 mL Infusion rate = 850 units/ hr To calculate mL of…

Q: A patient, who is admitted with pulmonary edema, has dobutamine ordered at 4 mcg/kg/minute.  The…

A: In the scenario presented, a patient has been admitted with pulmonary edema and is prescribed…

Q: You are shadowing a nurse during a clinical who receives an order to adjust the infusion rate of a…

A: Lidocaine is a typical local anesthetic and antiarrhythmic medication. It belongs to the…

Q: 4. If you are asked to prepare 15 mg?

A: Lidocaine is also called as lignocaine. It is a local anesthetic agent. Uses : It is used to treat…

Q: A 129.8 pound patient was prescribed an oral antidepressant. The medication was prescribed as 50 mg…

A: To calculate the average steady-state drug concentration (Css​), you can use the…

Q: Use the appropriate formula to solve the following calculations: mLs/hrs = rate per hour mLs/minutes…

A: Flow rate = 31 gtt/min

Q: For the patient's second dose, how many ccs of penicillin are you giving? 2.5 cc 4 cc 5 c 1.5 cc…

A: We are given the following data. We are told to infuse penicillin in 50cc of normal saline . The…

Q: how many tablets will the patient take in 7 days?

A: Given data: Drug-Atropine Dose ordered: 0.5mg/kg Patients weight= 3.5lbs = 1.6 kg (because 1lbs =…

Q: The dosage ordered is 800 mg. The dosage strength available is 200 mg in 1 ml. Calculate the volume…

A: In nursing, it is very vital for the nurse to know the calculation of the correct dosage to be…

Q: 15. Your 172 lb. female patient has an order for dobutamine 5 mcg/kg/min IV to start at 1300. The…

A: Answer.  Given data :---- Weight of patient = 172 lb.  Dobutamine is ordered = 5 mcg / kg / minute.…

Q: A nurse is preparing to administer heparin 15 units/kg/hr by continuous IV infusion to a client who…

A: Given:Heparin dose = 15 units/kg/hrClient weight = 86 kgHeparin concentration = 25,000 units in 500…

Q: A patient is to receive: Heparin 800.0 units per hour. 20,000.0 units of heparin have been added to…

A: Heparin is an anticoagulant. It is responsible for preventing the clotting of the blood.

Q: Your 67 YO 195lb, 5ft 10in male patient diagnosed with testicular cancer has been prescribed…

A: Testicular cancer is a malignancy that originates in the testicles, the male reproductive organs…

Q: These dosage and calculation problems will test your ability on how to calculate weight-based rugs.…

A: Given:Ordered dose of Dobutamine: 3μg/kg/min IV infusionPatient's weight: 198lbDobutamine…

Q: An IV infusion of 0.9% normal saline 500 ml with ammonium chloride 0.2 mEq/ml is prescribed for a…

A: Normal saline used is 500 ml. Concentration of ammonium chloride in normal saline is 0.2meq/ml. So…

Q: IV D5W/NS with 20 mEq KCL 1,000 mL/8 hr Allopurinol 200 mg PO tid Fortaz 1 g IV q6h Aztreonam…

A: Acetaminophen is a non steroidal anti inflammatory drug that is given to those patients that are…

Q: gentamicin 120 mg in 100 ml D5W is administered over 30 minutes every 8 hours with 10 drop kit. what…

A: Answer- 33.33 gtt/min

Q: 9) A nurse

A: Answer 8) An order is written for 10 mL of a 10% calcium chloride injection and 10 mL of…

Q: n IV, with an IV set calibrated at 15 gtts/mL, is administered at 25 gtts/min. If the IV bag volume…

A: Given informationIV bag volume= 1000mLCalibration of IV set= 15 gtts/mLAdministered at = 25…

Q: SOLVE THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS OF DOSE CALCULATION, SHOW THE CALCULATIONS FOR EACH THEY: 1. An…

A: Question is related to drug calculation.  According to bartleby guidelines i am going to answer…

Q: Order: Adriamycin 50 mg/m2 in three individual doses mixed with 1000 mL normal saline solution per…

A: The formula for BSA(Body Surface Area) BSA= √height(in cm)×weight (kg)/3600

Q: "A client has to recelve intravenous fluid, Normal saline (NS) 1500 ml in 24 hours. Using an…

A: IV(intravenous) administration is one of the major routes of administration of medicines/drugs into…

Q: A patient is to recieve a medication titrated between 6 mcg/kg/min and 10 mog/kgimin. The patient is…

A: In the case of a hospital setting, nurses play an important role in administering medications and…

Q: Calculate the oral loading dose (LD) of digoxin for Miss Jones who weighs 60 kg. The desired plasma…

A: Loading dose=Cp×Vd×S×F Vd=7.3L/kg For 60 kg,Vd= 438 L Cp=1.5 mcg/L S=1 F=0.7

Q: A patient with myocardial infarction is receiving a lidocaine drip containing 1 g/250 ml of dextrose…

A: Drug Medication or medicine that alters the physiological changes when consumed. There are several…

Q: Does the ordered medication comply with the guideline? If not, what should be the infusion rate of…

A: Ordered dose  1 PLR = 80 ml/hr Pt's weight =78 kg As per guidelines 30ml/kg in first 3 hours

Q: this patient suffers from Parkinson’s disease and has been admitted with nausea, confusion and a…

A: Parkinsons disease is a condition that affects the Central nervous system (CNS). It is a movement…

Q: A 65 kg patient is diagnosed with a stemi is to receive an IV bolus dose of abciximab 0.25mg/kg…

A: Drug Calculation needs to be carried out effectively by Nurses for proper administration of…

Q: Your patient’s recent PTT is 40. According to protocol, you need to increase the Heparin drip by 4…

A: Answer.  Given data :--- Ordered bolus dose of heparin = 27 unit / kg IV.  Patient is receiving…