Deck 19: Obstetric Dosages

Question 1

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? _________

Answer 1

15 milliunits/min

Question 2

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? _________

Answer 2

16.7 milliunits/min

Question 3

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 3

20 mL/h

Question 4

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 5

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 6

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? _____________

Question 7

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? ________

Question 8

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 9

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 10

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 11

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 12

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 13

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 14

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 15

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 16

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 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? _________