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Chemistry

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ISBN:9781305957404

Author:Steven S. Zumdahl, Susan A. Zumdahl, Donald J. DeCoste

Publisher:Steven S. Zumdahl, Susan A. Zumdahl, Donald J. DeCoste

Chapter1: Chemical Foundations

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1RQ: Define and explain the differences between the following terms. a. law and theory b. theory and...

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1. You give your home health patient an unopened 500-mL bottle of guaifenesin and tell
them to take 2 teaspoons 4 times a day as ordered. They ask you how long the bottle
will last.

2. You are shadowing a nurse during a clinical who receives an order to adjust the infusion
rate of a pump so that 1.6 mg of lidocaine are being delivered per minute. Hanging is a
100 mL piggyback containing 0.4 grams lidocaine, a 0.4% solution. How many mL per
hour should the piggyback be set to deliver? How long will the piggyback last?

3. Phenobarbital 180 mg/m 2 /24 hours given every eight hours is ordered for a child
whose BSA (body surface area) is 0.29 m 2 . How many mg will you need if the child will
be on the medication for 10 days?

4. You are going to mix a 1:10 bleach solution with water to make 500 mL of a 1:35 bleach
solution. How much 1:10 bleach solution should you use?
(I recommend using the C1V1=C2V2 formula)

5. As a home health nurse you need to help a client make homemade pediatric electrolyte
solution using the following recipe: 1 L boiled water, 30 g sugar, 1.5 g salt, 2.5 g lite salt
(KCl), 2.5 g baking soda. Use the conversion 1 teaspoon = 5 mL = 5 g, how much of each
ingredient should you measure out to make a 1 L solution? Would you feel
comfortable with this conversion? Why/why not?

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