A physician orders 1 milligram (mg) of atropine intravenous (IV) for a patient in cardiac arrest. Atropine is available as 0.5mg/5mL. The nurse administers the medication at 8:30 pm and the charts the time given as 1830. a. How many milliliters of solution should be given to the patient? b. Did the nurse note the time correctly? If not, how should the time be expressed in military time.

A physician orders 1 milligram (mg) of atropine intravenous (IV) for a patient in cardiac arrest. Atropine is available as 0.5mg/5mL. The nurse administers the medication at 8:30 pm and the charts the time given as 1830. a. How many milliliters of solution should be given to the patient? b. Did the nurse note the time correctly? If not, how should the time be expressed in military time.

Curren'S Math For Meds: Dosages & Sol

11th Edition

ISBN:9781305143531

Author:CURREN

Publisher:CURREN

Chapter11: Measuring Insulin Dosages

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 4.2P

See similar textbooks

Similar questions

The order reads: “Dopamine 3 mcg/kg/min IV.” The solution available is 400mg in 250 mL D5W, and the patient weighs 176 pounds. The nurse will set the IV infusion pump to run at how many mL/hour?
A patient who has had an accidental overdose of tricyclic antidepressants is to receive physostigmine (Antilirium), 1.5 mg IM stat. The medication is available in a vial that contains 2 mL, with a concentration of 1 mg/mL. How much medication will the nurse draw up into the syringe for this dose?
The order reads: “Dopamine 3 mcg/kg/min IV.” The solution available is 400 mg in 250 mL D5W, and the patient weighs 176 pounds. The nurse will set the IV infusion pump to run at how many mL/hour?
The order reads, “Give metoprolol (Lopressor) 300 mg/day PO in 2 divided doses.” The tablets are available in 50-mg strength. How many tablets will the patient receive per dose?
An IV infusion of 0.9% normal saline 500 ml with ammonium chloride 0.2 mEq/ml is prescribed for a client who was admitted for an amphetamine overdose. How many mEq of ammonium chloride should the nurse use to prepare the solution? (Enter numeric value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest whole number).
The drug label reads 1000mcg in 2 ml. The order is 0.4 mg. Calculate the volume (mL) necessary to administer the desired dose and express the answer to the nearest tenth. Group of answer choices 0.8 mL 1.6 mL 0.6 mL 0.2 mL
The nurse administered a dopamine (Intropine) infusion to a 70-kg patient, as ordered. The solution, which consist of 500 mg of dopamine added to 250 ml of dextrose 5% in water, (D5W), is administered at a flow rate of 21 mcgtt/min using a micro drop setup (60 mcgtt = 1 ml). How many micrograms per kilogram per minute is the patient receiving?
A pediatrician prescribes amoxicillin for a child who weighs 33 pounds. The recommended dose is 20 mg/kg/day, and it's to be administered in three divided doses. The amoxicillin suspension available has a concentration of 250 mg/5 mL.a. How many mg per dose should the child receive?b. How many mL per dose will you administer?
The physician has written an order for meperidine 60 mg and atropine gr 1/150, IM. The meperidine on hand is 100 mg/ml and atropine is 0.4 mg/mL. The two are compatible so you plan to draw up both in the same syringe. How many mL’s of atropine will you administer? When drawing up the above medication, meperidine and atropine, for administration, what is the combined amount of medications ( mLs) to be drawn up in the syringe?
Your patient is admitted with pneumonia and is ordered for 1g Ceftriaxone IM daily. The medication is available as 100mg/mL. a. How many mL will you administer? Show your calculations.
The nurse practitioner prescribed 500 micrograms of Risperidone. The stock solution available in a concentration of 1 mg/mL. What volume of the solution would you administer? I just wanted to make sure my answer of 0.5 ml was correct with the conversion of MCG to ML
The nurse is caring for a client with cardiac arrythmias who is prescribed Lanoxin 0.125mg po once daily. Lanoxin is available as 0.25m(g)/(t)ablets. How many tablets should the nurse administer to the client with each dose? tablets