NURS 300 Practice Final Exam Questions and Answers 2024
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he physician orders 500 mL of NS to infuse at 175 mL/h for a patient
with vomiting. Tubing drop factor is 15 gtt/mL. Calculate the flow rate
in drops per minute. __
(175 x 15)/ 60 = 43.75 = 44
DROPS NEED TO BE IN WHOLE NUMBERS
The physician orders fluconazole 200 mg twice a day. The fluconazol...
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NURS 300 PRACTICE FINAL /NURS
300 EXAM -QUESTIONS AND 100%
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he physician orders 500 mL of NS to infuse at 175 mL/h for a patient
with vomiting. Tubing drop factor is 15 gtt/mL. Calculate the flow rate
in drops per minute. __
(175 x 15)/ 60 = 43.75 = 44
DROPS NEED TO BE IN WHOLE NUMBERS
The physician orders fluconazole 200 mg twice a day. The fluconazole is
dissolved in 100 mL of NS and is to be infused over 45 minutes. Using
,an IV controller, how many milliliters per hour should the fluconazole
be infused? __
100 ml/ .75 hr = 133.3
Linezolid 600 mg IV once a day is ordered for a patient. The linezolid is
dissolved in 300 mL of NS and should infuse over 1 hour. Using tubing
with a drop factor of 10 gtt/mL, how many drops per minute should the
linezolid be infused? __
(300x 10 )/ 60min = 50
A patient on a ventilator has an order for a continuous midazolam drip at
4 mg/h. The midazolam concentration is 50 mg/50 mL of NS. Using an
IV controller, how many milliliters per hour should the midazolam be
infused? __
50 mg/ 50 ml = 1 mg/ml
4 mg/ hr = 4 ml/4mg
The patient has levofloxacin 500 mg ordered once daily. The
levofloxacin is available in 100 mL of NS and should infuse over 60
minutes. Using an IV pump, how many milliliters per hour should the
levofloxacin be infused? __
,100 ml of NS infused over 60 mins
100
The patient has vancomycin 750 mg ordered once daily. The
vancomycin is available in 250 mL of NS and should infuse over 1 hour.
Using tubing with a 10 gtt/mL drop factor, how many drops per minute
should the vancomycin be infused? __
(250 x 10 ) / 60 = 41.7 = 42
ROUND TO WHOLE NUMBER FOR DROPS
Linezolid 600 mg IV once a day is ordered for a patient. The linezolid is
dissolved in 300 mL of NS and should infuse over 90 minutes. Using an
IV controller, how many milliliters per hour should the linezolid be
infused? __
60mins/90mins = .6666667
300 x .6666667 = 200
, An end-of-life patient has an order for fentanyl IV at 50 mcg/h. The
fentanyl concentration is 10 mcg/mL. Using an IV controller, how many
milliliters per hour should the fentanyl be infused? __
10 mcg / ml
50 mcg/ 10 mcg = 5
5 ml/ hr
Order: Begin a heparin drip per the facility’s protocol.
The patient’s weight is 154 lb.
Heparin Protocol
Bolus: Heparin 80 units/kg. Bolus vial contains 1,000 units per mL.
Infusion: Heparin 18 units/kg/h using a concentration of heparin 25,000
units in 250 mL of NS (100 units/mL).
Calculate the number of mL/hr required to deliver continuous infusion.
154 lb / 2.2 kg= 70
18 x 70 kg = 1,260 units per hr
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