Med-Surg Exam 1 - Medication Math || with 100% Error-free Solutions.
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Med-Surg
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Med-Surg
The "Right"s correct answers patient, medication, time, route, dose, form, reason, expiration date
Rate Definition correct answers rate=flow
volume & time - (got/min, mL/hr)
mass & time - (mg/min)
counting & time (tablets/dose, units/hr)
mL/hr is the default flow for IV pumps
IV T...
Med-Surg Exam 1 - Medication Math || with 100% Error-
free Solutions.
The "Right"s correct answers patient, medication, time, route, dose, form, reason, expiration date
Rate Definition correct answers rate=flow
volume & time - (got/min, mL/hr)
mass & time - (mg/min)
counting & time (tablets/dose, units/hr)
mL/hr is the default flow for IV pumps
IV Tubing Sets correct answers micro-drip = 60 gtt/mL
macro-drip = 10, 15, or 20 gtt/mL
Ratio and Proportion
Order: 400 mg of med. Supply: 125 mg per 5 mL. How many mL will you give? correct answers
Cross multiply 400 X (times) 5 = 125 X (times)"X"
Divide each side of the equal sign by 125 to free up the "X"
X= 16 mL
A medication comes out of the bottle as 2.5mg/tablet. Give 2.5mg tid. If necessary, round answer
to 1 decimal place.
(1) How many tablets/dose?
(2) How many tablets daily? correct answers (1) 1 tablet
(2) 3 tablets total/day
A medication is ordered for your patient at
8 mg/Kg/24 hours every 8 hours. The adult weighs 18o lbs. How many mg of medication will
you administer at each dose? correct answers 8 X 81.8 kg = 654 mg per day
Divide by 3 = 218 mg per dose
IV Solutions correct answers When determining rate of flow divide the total volume by the
number of hours to be administered
What is the flow rate for:
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