.OB-PEDS PRACTICE
MATH
1. Magnesium sulfate 30 grams is mixed in 500 ml Lactated
Ringers. Order: infuse a maintenance dose of magnesium
sulfate @ 4 grams/hour. How many ml/hr will the IV run?
2. Begin a Pitocin infusion at 5 mu/min via IV pump for
labor induction. On hand is Pitocin 40units in 1000ml
Lactated Ringers. How many ml/hr will the IV run?
3. The nurse notes the patient’s IV pump is set at 10ml/hr. The
IV bag holds 30 units of Pitocin mixed in 500ml of Lactated
Ringers. How many mu/min is the client receiving?
4. The order reads: begin the infusion of Pitocin at 6mu/min. On
hand - 30 units of Pitocin mixed in 500 ml of Lactated
Ringers. How will you set the pump?
5. The order reads: begin a Pitocin infusion @ 3mu/min. You have
on hand Pitocin 30 units in 500ml of Lactated Ringers. How
should you set the pump?
MATH
1. Magnesium sulfate 30 grams is mixed in 500 ml Lactated
Ringers. Order: infuse a maintenance dose of magnesium
sulfate @ 4 grams/hour. How many ml/hr will the IV run?
2. Begin a Pitocin infusion at 5 mu/min via IV pump for
labor induction. On hand is Pitocin 40units in 1000ml
Lactated Ringers. How many ml/hr will the IV run?
3. The nurse notes the patient’s IV pump is set at 10ml/hr. The
IV bag holds 30 units of Pitocin mixed in 500ml of Lactated
Ringers. How many mu/min is the client receiving?
4. The order reads: begin the infusion of Pitocin at 6mu/min. On
hand - 30 units of Pitocin mixed in 500 ml of Lactated
Ringers. How will you set the pump?
5. The order reads: begin a Pitocin infusion @ 3mu/min. You have
on hand Pitocin 30 units in 500ml of Lactated Ringers. How
should you set the pump?