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Second Year Nursing Student Practice Math Set 2.

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Practice Questions (Set 2) (first or second nursing year students) 1. The prescriber has ordered Keflin 250 mg I.M. for a 5-year-old patient. A vial of the powdered drug labeled 1 gram Keflin is av... ailable. According to the manufacturer's directions, 4 mL of sterile water should be added to dissolve the drug and produce a solution in which 2.2 mL equals 500 mg of Keflin. How many mL of solution will the nurse administer? 2. The recommended dose of Penicillin G is 250,000 units/kg/day divided in 6 equal doses. The oral medication is available as 1,000,000 units per 10 mL. The child weighs 30 kg. Determine the number of mL to be administered per dose. 3. The order is to give Erythromycin base 0.5 gram orally every 6 hours. On hand are 125 mg tablets. How many tablets will the nurse administer? 4. The vial of powdered medication is labeled Staphcillin 1 gram. The directions say to add 1.5 mL of sterile saline. The solution will then equal 2 mL. How much of the solution should be given if the order is Staphcillin 500 mg I.M.? 5. The following refers to the reconstitution of penicillin: Diluent = Concentration 3.2 ml = 1,000,000 units/ml 8.2 ml = 500,000 units/ml 18.2 ml = 250,000 units/ml Use 3.2 mL of diluent. How much solution in mL will be administered for a dose of 1,500,000 units of penicillin? 6. The client is to receive heparin 1500 units/hr by a continuous I.V. infusion. The pharmacy supplies a 500 ml bag of 0.9% sodium chloride with 25,000 units of heparin added. The I.V. set delivers 60 gtts/ml. The solution should be administered at a rate of: _________gtts/min or _________ml/hr [Show More]

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