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West Coast University
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NURS 180 | Pharmacology
Academic year:

2020
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Weight Based Dosage Practice 1. The prescriber orders Drug X 5 mcg/kg/min for an adult weighing 220 lb. The pharmacy has supplied Drug X 750mg in 200 ml 0.9% NaCl solution. What is the flow rate to be administered to this patient? ___8____________ mL/hr 2. The prescriber orders Drug Y 2mcg/kg/min for a child weighing 77 lb. The pharmacy has supplied Drug Y 200 mg in 500 ml D5W. What is the flow rate to be administered to this patient? _____10.5_______ mL/hr (tenth) 3. The prescriber orders Drug Z 0.5 mg/kg/hr for a patient weighing 165 lb. The pharmacy has supplied Drug Z 500 mg in 1 L solution. What is the flow rate to be administered to this patient using a microdrip set? _______75______ drops/min. (whole) 4. The prescriber orders Drug M 5 mEq/kg/hr for a neonate weighing 5 lb 8 oz (5.5 lb). The pharmacy supplied Drug M 25 mEq in 50 mL NS solution. What is the flow rate to be administered to this patient using a microdrip set? ______25______ drops/min 5. The prescriber orders Drug Q 5 mcg/kg/min for a 177 lb adult. The pharmacy supplied Drug Q 400 mg in 1 L D5W. Calculate the flow rate to be administered to this patient. __60.3____ mL/hr 6. The prescriber orders Drug X 0.5 mcg/kg/min for a 95 kg patient. The pharmacy supplied Drug X 40 mg in 1 L 0.9% NS. Calculate the infusion rate. 71.25 = 71.3 mL/hr(tenth) 7. The prescriber orderd Drug C 1.2 mg/kg/hour for a 132 lb patient. The pharmacy supplied Drug C 1 g in 1 L 0.45 % NaCl with 2.5% Dextrose. Calculate the infusion rate. ____72_______ mL/hr 8. The prescriber ordered Drug M 10 mcg/lb/hr for an 18.2 kg pediatric patient. The pharmacy supplied Drug M 1 mg in 10 mL solution. Calculate the flow rate using a microdrip set to infuse the medication. __4.004 = 4__ drops/min 9. The prescriber ordered Drug K 10 mg/lb/hr for an adult patient weighing 71 kg. The pharmacy supplied Drug K 600 mg in 100 mL RS. Calculate the infusion rate. __260.3 = 260__ mL/hr (whole) 10. The prescriber ordered Drug A 60 mcg/kg/hr for an infant weighing 6 lb. the pharmacy supplied Drug A 20 mg in 750 mL 0.9% NaCl. Calculate the infusion rate. 6.136 = 6.1 mL/hr (tenth)