University:
West Coast University
Course:
NURS 180 | Pharmacology
Academic year:

2021
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197

Pages:

2
Author:

Carissa Thomas

Dosage Calculation Practice Worksheet 1. The patient as NPO for breakfast but was started on a clear liquid diet for lunch. For lunch, the patient took the following: Lunch 6 oz. cup of tea 6 oz. cup of broth 3 oz Jell-O Dinner 240 mL of coffee 8 oz. chicken bouillon 90 mL Jell-O 8 oz. glass nonfat milk What is the total intake in mL? 2. Order: Morphine sulfate 2 mg IV every 3 hours as needed for pain Supply: Morphine sulfate 4 mg/mL How many mL would you give? 3. Order: 500 mL D5W to infuse every 8 hours via infusion pump. What is the flow rate in mL/hr? (Round to the nearest whole number). 4. The patient is to receive Vancomycin 0.5 gm in 250 mL D5W to infuse in 2 hours. The nurse is using IV tubing with a drop factor of 15 gtt/mL. What is the flow rate in gtt/min? (Round to the nearest whole number). 5. Order: Lidocaine 2 g in 1000 mL D5W iv to infuse at 6 mg/hr. What is the infusion rate in mL/hr? 6. Order: Dopamine 250 mg IV in 250 mL D5W to infuse at 5 mcg/kg/min. Weight is 176 lbs. What is the flow rate in mL/hr? 7. The nurse receives an order for Lactulose 30 g PO BID. The pharmacy supplies the Lactulose in 10 g per 15 mL. How many mL would the nurse give per dose? 8. Order: Lidocaine 1mg/min IV. You have a solution of 2g Lidocaine in 1000 mL D5W. What is the flow rate in mL/hr?