Chapter 15 Examples
Figure the drip rate for the following situations. Round to the nearest unit.
1) You are asked to administer 100 mL of saline over 30 minutes using a 15-drop set.
2) You are asked to administer 1000 mL of saline over 24 hours using a 15-drop set.
3) You need to administer 350 mL of lactated ringer’s solution over 180 minutes using a 12-drop
set.
4) You need to administer 500 mL of saline over 2 hours using a 15-drop set.
5) Figure how to administer 1000 mL of lactated Ringer’s solution over 2 hours using a 15-drop set.
6) You are asked to adjust an existing IV line to administer 200 mL over 1 ½ hours. A 10-drop set
is used.
7) Using a 12-drop set, administer 900 mL of saline over 160 minutes.
8) Figure how to administer 900 mL of saline over 80 minutes using a 60-drop set.
Ch10/13 In each of the following problems, use proportions to determine the
volume of medication to be given.
1) You are asked to administer 6 mg of diazepam. It is packaged 5 mg/ mL in an 8 mL ampule.
How many mL do you need?
2) Ibutilide is supplied 0.1 mg/ mL. How many milliliters do you give to administer 0.5 mg?
3) 50 mg of nitrofurantoin needs to be administered. It is supplied in a suspension of 25 mg/5 mL.
How many milliliters should be given?
4) You are asked to administer 200 mg of niacin. It is supplied in 100 mg tablets. How many
tablets do you administer?
5) You are called on to administer 1 mg of Narcan. It is supplied 0.02 mg/ mL ampule. How many
milliliters should be administered?
6) You need to administer 62.5 mg of Ceclor. It is packaged 125 mg/5 mL. How many milliliters
should you administer?
7) Administer 0.65 mg of dexamthasone elixir. It is packaged 0.5 mg/mL. How many mL do you
administer?
8) Lovastatini is supplied in 20 mg tablets. You are asked to administer 60 mg. How many tablets
do you give?
9) You are asked to administer 0.03 mg of a medication that is supplied in a 10mL vial containing
100mg. How many mL will you give to administer the ordered dose?
10) The physician orders 500 mg amoxicillin for an adult patient. Amoxicillin is supplied in 125 mg
tablets. How many tablets do you administer?
11) You need to administer 4 mg of morphine sulfate(MS) slow IV push. MS is packaged 15 mg per
mL. How many milliliters do you administer?
12) The physician asks you to administer 5 mg of atenolol to Mrs. James. Atenolol is packaged 1 mg
per 2 mL. How many teaspoons will you administer to Mrs. James?
Answers:
Ch 10/13
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1.2 mL
5 mL
10 mL
2 tab
50 mL
2.5 mL
1.3 mL
3 tab
0.003 mL
4 tab
0.27 mL
10 mL
Ch 15 (all units are gtt/min)
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50
10
23
63
125
22
68
675