Deck 16: Obstetric Dosages

Question 1

Round the answer to the nearest whole number.A physician writes orders for 1 g/h of magnesium sulfate for a patient in labor.The medication comes premixed with 10 g magnesium sulfate in 200 mL of lactated Ringer's solution.The IV pump should be programmed for how many milliliters per hour? ___________

Answer 1

20 mL/h

Question 2

Round the answer to the nearest whole number.During shift report,the nurse states that a patient is receiving a Pitocin drip at 11 milliunits per minute.The Pitocin concentration is 30 units in 500 mL of lactated Ringer's solution.The IV pump should be set for how many milliliters per hour? _____________

Answer 2

11 mL/h

Question 3

Round the answer to the nearest tenth.A physician writes orders for 1 g/h of magnesium sulfate for a patient in labor.The medication comes premixed with 40 g magnesium sulfate in 500 mL of lactated Ringer's solution.The IV pump should be programmed for how many milliliters per hour? ________

Answer 3

12.5 mL/h

Question 4

Round the answer to the nearest whole number.A physician writes orders to induce labor with a Pitocin drip,beginning with 5 milliunits per minute.Pitocin 50 units is diluted in 500 mL of lactated Ringer's solution.How many milliliters per hour should the Pitocin be infused? _________

Question 5

Round the answer to the nearest whole number.During shift report,the nurse states that a patient is receiving a Pitocin drip at 6 milliunits per minute.The Pitocin concentration is 30 units in 1000 mL of lactated Ringer's solution.The IV pump should be set for how many milliliters per hour? _________

Question 6

Round the answer to the nearest whole number.A physician writes orders to increase a magnesium sulfate drip to 2 g/h for a patient in labor.The medication has a concentration of 40 g magnesium sulfate in 500 mL of lactated Ringer's solution.The IV pump should be programmed for how many milliliters per hour? ____________

Question 7

Round the answer to the nearest whole number.During shift report,the nurse states that a patient is receiving a Pitocin drip at 10 milliunits per minute.The Pitocin concentration is 50 units in 500 mL of lactated Ringer's solution.The IV pump should be set for how many milliliters per hour? ____________

Question 8

Round the answer to the nearest tenth.With your initial rounding,you find a Pitocin drip at 10 mL/h.With a Pitocin concentration of 50 units per 500 mL of lactated Ringer's solution,how many milliunits per minute of Pitocin is the patient receiving? _________

Question 9

Round the answer to the nearest whole number.A physician writes orders to induce labor with a Pitocin drip,beginning with 1 milliunit per minute.Pitocin 30 units is diluted in 500 mL of lactated Ringer's solution.The Pitocin should be infused for how many milliliters per hour? ____________

Question 10

Round the answer to the nearest whole number.A physician writes orders to increase a magnesium sulfate drip to 2 g/h for a patient in labor.The medication has a concentration of 20 g magnesium sulfate in 100 mL of lactated Ringer's solution.The IV pump should be programmed for how many milliliters per hour? ________

Question 11

Round the answer to the nearest whole number.A physician orders an increase in a magnesium sulfate drip to 2 g/h for a patient in labor.The medication has a concentration of 10 g magnesium sulfate in 200 mL of lactated Ringer's solution.The IV pump should be programmed for how many milliliters per hour? ___________

Question 12

Round the answer to the nearest whole number.The physician leaves orders to infuse Pitocin IV drip at 0.96 units/h.The medication is supplied in 15 units/250 mL of D₅W.Calculate the flow rate in milliliters per hour.__________

Question 13

Round the answer to the nearest whole number.The physician orders magnesium sulfate IV drip at 1 g/h for pregnancy-induced hypertension.The medication is supplied in magnesium sulfate 25 g/500 mL of D₅W.Calculate the flow rate in milliliters per hour.____________________

Question 14

Round the answer to the nearest whole number.The physician leaves orders to infuse Pitocin IV drip at 0.66 units/h.The medication is supplied in 30 units/500 mL of D₅W.Calculate the flow rate in milliliters per hour._________

Question 15

Round the answer to the nearest whole number.With your initial rounding,you find a Pitocin drip at 15 mL/h.With a Pitocin concentration of 30 units per 500 mL of lactated Ringer's solution,how many milliunits per minute of Pitocin is the patient receiving? _________

Question 16

Round the answer to the nearest whole number.A physician writes orders to induce labor with a Pitocin drip,beginning with 2 milliunits per minute.Pitocin 30 units is diluted in 1000 mL of lactated Ringer's solution.How many milliliters per hour should the Pitocin be infused? _________

Question 17

Round the answer to the nearest whole number.A physician writes orders for 1 g/h of magnesium sulfate for a patient in labor.The medication comes premixed with 20 g of magnesium sulfate in 100 mL of lactated Ringer's solution.How many milliliters per hour should the IV pump be programmed? ________

Question 18

Round the answer to the nearest whole number.With your initial rounding,you find a Pitocin drip at 8 mL/h.With a Pitocin concentration of 30 units per 1000 mL of lactated Ringer's solution,how many milliunits per minute of Pitocin is the patient receiving? _________