Directions: Calculate the IV medication and infusion rates.Use a calculator for safe dose range calculations,multiplication,and long division as desired.Verify results using DE-style equations where requested.If the order is unsafe,do not proceed with the math.Label answers.
Ordered: oxytocin drip,1 milliunit per min
Infusing: oxytocin drip at 6 mL per hr
Available:
A)How many units of Pitocin are contained in 1 mL, according to label?
B)How many milliunits equal 1 unit? How many milliunits equal 10 units? (Recall the meaning of the prefix "milli".)
C)One mL of Pitocin has been placed in 1000 mL of D5W.What is the concentration of milliunits per milliliter in the IV solution? DA equation:
D)How many milliunits per hour are being infused? DA equation:
E)Evaluation:
F)How many milliunits per minute are infusing
DA equation:
G)Evaluation:
H)Is the existing flow rate correct? (Do the milliunits per minute being infused match the order?) If not, what flow rate should be set?
I)DA equation:
J)Evaluation:
Correct Answer:
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b.1000 milliunits = 1 unit; 1...
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