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1 liter of 0.9% normal saline is to infuse over 8 hours. The drop factor is 15 gtt/mL. How many drops should infuse per minute. If rounding is necessary, round to the nearest whole number. ____ gtt/min - ANSWER 1000(15)/8(60 = *31 gtt/min* 1 liter of 0.9% normal saline is ordered to infuse over 4 hours. One hour after starting the infusion, the nurse the nurse discovers there is 900 mL of solution remaining. Recalculate the rate in mL/hr so that the remaining fluid finishes within the origi...

STUDENT NAME: Tiffany Swanson DATE OF ASSIGNMENT: 12/02/2019 Patient Initials: TA Sex: Male SUBJECTIVE Medications: (List with reason for meds) None PMH: Born with Downs syndrome CHF Cardiac surgery Medication Intolerances: Chronic Illnesses/Major traumas: Down syndrome with heart defect Hospitalizations/Surgeries: surgical closure of ASD Immunization: Missing last immunizations per mom Family History Social History Patient is livin...

ATI: Dosages by Weight Q & A’s Dosages by Weight 1. A nurse is about to give Amoxil 25mg/kg/day PO divided in equal doses every 8hr to a preschooler who weighs 43lbs. Available is suspension 250mg/5mL. How many mL should the nurse give per dose? Round to the nearest 10th . a. 43lbs x 0.453= 19.5kg b. 19.5kg x 25mg= 487.5mg/day or 162.5mg every 8hr (487.5/3) c. X= 5mL/ 250mg x 162.5mg d. X= 3.25= 3.3mL 2. A nurse is about to give Tobrex 2.5mg/kg IM to a preschooler who weighs 20kg. A...

ATI: Dosages by Weight Q & A’s . A nurse is about to give Amoxil 25mg/kg/day PO divided in equal doses every 8hr to a preschooler who weighs 43lbs. Available is suspension 250mg/5mL. How many mL should the nurse give per dose? Round to the nearest 10th . a. 43lbs x 0.453= 19.5kg b. 19.5kg x 25mg= 487.5mg/day or 162.5mg every 8hr (487.5/3) c. X= 5mL/ 250mg x 162.5mg d. X= 3.25= 3.3mL 2. A nurse is about to give Tobrex 2.5mg/kg IM to a preschooler who weighs 20kg. Available is inject...