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©PREP4EXAMS@2024 [REAL-EXAM-DUMPS] Saturday, August 3, 2024 7:34 AMWEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSIRTY- (WV) : 26506
Dosage Calculations Assignment Quiz
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A client who had a small bowel resection two weeks ago is receiving 3/4 strength
Ensure feedings 275 ml every 4 hours via nasogastric tube. Full strength Ensure is
available in a 240 ml can. The nurse should use how many ml of Ensure to prepare the
feeding? (Enter numeric value only. Round to nearest whole number if needed.) -
✔️✔️Using the formula Desired % / on Hand % x Volume Desired = 75/100 x 275 = 0.75
x 275 = 206 Ensure
206 ml Ensure + 69 ml water = 275 ml (75% solution)
A client admitted to the unit from the emergency room receives a prescription for an IV
infusion of 0.9% sodium chloride 1,000 ml at 750 ml/4 hours. The IV administration set
delivers 60 gtts/ml. The nurse should regulate the infusion to deliver how many
gtts/minute? (Enter numeric value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest
whole number.) - ✔️✔️First convert hours to minutes: 4 hours x 60 = 240 minutesUsing
formula Volume/Time x gtt factor: 750 ml/240 min = 3.125 x 60gtts = 187.5 (rounding to)
188 gtts/minute
The nurse is preparing a tube feeding of Ensure 280 ml (50% solution). Full strength
Ensure is available in a 240 ml can. The nurse should use how many ml of Ensure to
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, ©PREP4EXAMS@2024 [REAL-EXAM-DUMPS] Saturday, August 3, 2024 7:34 AM
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSIRTY- (WV) : 26506
prepare the feeding? (Enter numeric value for only. If rounding is required, round to
nearest whole number.) - ✔️✔️Using the formula D/H (Desired % / % on Hand) x Total
volume desired:
50/100 x 280ml = 0.5 x 280 ml = 140 ml Ensure + 140 ml water = 280 ml (50% solution)
A client scheduled for a stress echocardiogram is to receive an IV infusion of Dextrose
5% in Water (D5W) with dobutamine (Dobutrex) 0.5 grams/250 ml at a rate of 1,200
mcg/minute. The nurse should program the infusion pump to deliver how many ml/hour?
(Enter numeric value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest whole number.) -
✔️✔️First calculate the number of mcg/hour: 1,200 x 60 minutes = 72,000 mcg/hourNext
calculate the number of ml/hour needed to administer 72,000 mcg/hour500,000 mcg :
250 ml :: 72,000 mcg : X500,,000 :: 250 / X500,000X = 18,000,000X = 36
ml/hour
A client experiencing ventricular tachycardia receives a prescription a continuous
infusion of dextrose 5% in water (D5W) 1000 ml with lidocaine (Xylocaine) 2 grams at a
rate of 4 mg per minute. The nurse should program the infusion pump to deliver how
many ml/hour? (Enter numeric value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest
whole number.) - ✔️✔️First convert solution gram/ml to milligrams/ml: 2 gm/1000 ml =
2000 mg/1000 ml = 2 mg/mlNext calculate the number of mg/hour for the dose: 4 mg X
60 minutes = 240 mg/hourNext calculate the number of ml/hour needed to administer
240 mg/hour: 2000 mg: 1000 ml :: 240 mg : X ml2000/240 = 1000/XX = 120 ml/hour
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