{"id":19571,"date":"2021-12-01T06:58:35","date_gmt":"2021-12-01T06:58:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/assignmenttutors.net\/blog\/dosage-calculations-mathematics-homework-help\/"},"modified":"2021-12-01T06:58:35","modified_gmt":"2021-12-01T06:58:35","slug":"dosage-calculations-mathematics-homework-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/assignmenttutors.net\/blog\/dosage-calculations-mathematics-homework-help\/","title":{"rendered":"Dosage calculations | Mathematics homework help"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u00a0\u00a0MUST SHOW WORK<\/p>\n

Directions: <\/strong>Calculate each mathematical question using the appropriate equations for each. Remember to add the correct metrics<\/strong> with your answer. Round to the nearest tenth (one decimal place).<\/p>\n

1. Order: Dobutamine 0.5 mcg\/kg\/min. Continuous IV. Patient is 211.86 lbs. Supply is Dobutamine concentration is 1mg\/ml. How many mls\/hr?<\/p>\n

2. Order start Dopamine 2 mcg\/kg\/min continuous IV and titrate until SBP is above 90 mmHg. Patient is 174.9 lbs. Supply is Dopamine 200mg in 100 milliliters of 5% dextrose. How many ml\/hr do you start with? (round to the nearest whole number)<\/p>\n

3. The above order was titrated until the patient\u2019s SBP was 90 mmHg. It is currently running at 8 ml\/hr. How many mcg\/kg\/min is the patient receiving? (round to the nearest tenth)<\/p>\n

4. The physician orders heparin 5500 units subcutaneous for deep vein thrombosis prevention. The medication is supplied in 10,000 units\/mL. How many milliliters will the nurse administer? ____________________<\/p>\n

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5. The physician orders heparin 3500 units subcutaneous daily postoperatively. The medication is supplied in 5000 units\/mL. How many milliliters will the nurse administer? _________
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6. The physician orders penicillin G procaine 600,000 units IM for syphilis. The medication is supplied in 1,200,000 units\/2 mL. How many milliliters will the nurse administer? _________
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7. The physician orders Epogen 4500 units subcutaneous for red blood cell production. The medication is supplied in 4000 units\/mL. How many milliliters will the nurse administer? _______
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8. The physician orders dopamine 2.25 mcg\/kg\/min for a patient who weighs 116 lbs. How many ml\/hr will the patient get if the concentration is 400 mg in 500 milliliters of 5% dextrose in water?<\/p>\n

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9. The physician orders a continuous IV morphine drip to infuse at 6 mg\/h. The medication is supplied in 50 mg\/50 mL. What is the infusion rate in milliliters per hour (mL\/hr)?<\/p>\n

10. The physician orders vancomycin 500 mg in 250 mL of D5W IVPB daily to infuse over 2 hours. Tubing drop factor is 15 gtt\/mL. What is the drip rate in drops per a minute (gtt\/min)?<\/p>\n

11. Begin a heparin drip per the facility\u2019s protocol. The patient\u2019s weight is 96 kg.
Heparin Protocol<\/strong><\/u>
Bolus: <\/strong>Heparin 80 units\/kg using the following concentration:<\/p>\n

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How many milliliter (mL) bolus will be given? \u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad
Infusion: <\/strong>Heparin 18 units\/kg\/h using a concentration of heparin 25,000 units in 250 mL of NS (100 units\/mL). How many milliliters per an hour (mL\/hr) is the infusion rate? (round to a whole number)<\/p>\n

12. Order: <\/strong>Begin a heparin drip per the facility\u2019s protocol. The patient\u2019s weight is 176 lbs.
Heparin Protocol<\/strong><\/u>
Bolus: <\/strong>Heparin 75 units\/kg using the following concentration:<\/p>\n


How many milliliter bolus will be administered?<\/p>\n

Infusion: <\/strong>Heparin 18 units\/kg\/h using a concentration of heparin 25,000 units in 250 mL of NS (100 units\/mL). How many milliliters per an hour (mL\/hr) is the infusion rate? (round to a whole number)<\/p>\n

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13. Insert the correct responses. Do not round doses.<\/em>
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The physician orders prednisone 10 mg oral every 12 hours for a child weighing 22 lb. The prednisone syrup is available in a 5 mg\/5 mL concentration. The recommended dose is 0.5 to 2 mg\/kg\/24 h.
a. What is the child\u2019s weight in kilograms? __________
b. How many milligrams per kilogram per 24 hours is the patient receiving? _____
c. Is the order safe? Yes____________
d. If yes, how many milliliters are needed for each dose? _________<\/p>\n

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14. Insert the correct responses. Do not round doses.<\/em>
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The physician orders ibuprofen 200 mg oral every 6 hours for a child weighing 60 lb. The ibuprofen is available in a 100 mg\/5 mL concentration. The recommended dose is 5 to 10 mg\/kg\/dose.
a. What is the child\u2019s weight in kilograms? _______________
b. How many milligrams per kilogram per 24 hours is the patient receiving? _________
c. Is the order safe? _________________
d. If yes, how many milliliters are needed for each dose? __________________<\/p>\n

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15. Insert the correct responses. Do not round doses.<\/em>
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The physician orders Ancef 500 mg IV every 8 hours for a child weighing 30 lb. The Ancef is available in a 330 mg\/mL concentration. The recommended dose is 100 mg\/kg\/24 h divided in three doses.
a. What is the child\u2019s weight in kilograms? ___________
b. How many milligrams per kilogram per 24 hours is the patient receiving? ___________
c. Is the order safe? _____________
d. If yes, how many milliliters are needed for each dose? ______<\/p>\n

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16. Insert the correct responses. Do not round doses.<\/em>
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Maintenance Rate Table<\/u><\/p>\n

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Weight Range<\/p>\n

Required Daily Fluid<\/p>\n

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0-10 kg<\/p>\n

100 mL per kg<\/p>\n

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10-20 kg<\/p>\n

1000 mL + 50 mL per kg above 10 kg<\/p>\n

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20-70 kg<\/p>\n

1500 mL + 20 mL per kg above 20 kg<\/p>\n

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Over 70 kg<\/p>\n

2500 mL (adult requirement)<\/p>\n

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\u00a0A child is to receive IV fluids at maintenance rate. The child weighs 60 lb.
a. What is the child\u2019s weight in kilograms? _____________
b. Calculate the 24-hour fluid requirements for this patient. ____________
c. How many milliliters per hour are needed to deliver the maintenance fluids?\u00a0<\/p>\n

More practice problems available on pages 235 \u2013 241 and 283 – 288 in Boyer, M. J. (2015). Math For Nurses: A Pocket Guide to Dosage Calculation and Drug Preparation<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u00a0\u00a0MUST SHOW WORK Directions: Calculate each mathematical question using the appropriate equations for each. Remember to add the correct metrics with your answer. Round to the nearest tenth (one decimal place). 1. Order: Dobutamine 0.5 mcg\/kg\/min. Continuous IV. Patient is 211.86 lbs. Supply is Dobutamine concentration is 1mg\/ml. How many mls\/hr? 2. Order start Dopamine […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19571","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-homework-help"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/assignmenttutors.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19571","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/assignmenttutors.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/assignmenttutors.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/assignmenttutors.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/assignmenttutors.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19571"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/assignmenttutors.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19571\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/assignmenttutors.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19571"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/assignmenttutors.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19571"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/assignmenttutors.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19571"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}