Question 1

Mr James Chifley has been admitted to hospital with a compound, comminuted fracture of his right arm. He is scheduled for surgery to stabilise his fractures in 30 minutes. His premedication is due and he is to have 12 mg of morphine and 400 mcg of Atropine.
-If morphine is available as 15 mg/ml, what volume is required for this dose?

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Question 2

Mr James Chifley has been admitted to hospital with a compound, comminuted fracture of his right arm. He is scheduled for surgery to stabilise his fractures in 30 minutes. His premedication is due and he is to have 12 mg of morphine and 400 mcg of Atropine.
-Atropine stock is 0.5 mg/ml, what volume should be drawn up?

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Question 3

Mr James Chifley has been admitted to hospital with a compound, comminuted fracture of his right arm. He is scheduled for surgery to stabilise his fractures in 30 minutes. His premedication is due and he is to have 12 mg of morphine and 400 mcg of Atropine.
-An intravenous line has been established in his left arm and 1 L of 0.9% sodium chloride is to infuse over 6 hours. Calculate the volume to be run into the burette every hour.

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Question 4

Mr James Chifley has been admitted to hospital with a compound, comminuted fracture of his right arm. He is scheduled for surgery to stabilise his fractures in 30 minutes. His premedication is due and he is to have 12 mg of morphine and 400 mcg of Atropine.
-If the drop factor for the giving set is 20 drops/ml, how many drops/minute will deliver the above order?

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Question 5

Mr Chifley returns to the ward three hours later and two registered nurses are setting up an infusion to control his pain. His pain relief medication is to be delivered via a secondary line in a volumetric pump. He is to have 300 mg of pethidine in 100 ml of 0.9% sodium chloride, and this solution is to infuse over a 20-hour period. You have been asked to assist by working out the nursing calculations required for this task.
-What volume of pethidine is required for this task if stock available is 100 mg/2 ml?

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Question 6

Mr Chifley returns to the ward three hours later and two registered nurses are setting up an infusion to control his pain. His pain relief medication is to be delivered via a secondary line in a volumetric pump. He is to have 300 mg of pethidine in 100 ml of 0.9% sodium chloride, and this solution is to infuse over a 20-hour period. You have been asked to assist by working out the nursing calculations required for this task.
-What volume of fluid needs to be removed from the 100 ml bag to maintain a total volume of 100 ml?

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Question 7

Mr Chifley returns to the ward three hours later and two registered nurses are setting up an infusion to control his pain. His pain relief medication is to be delivered via a secondary line in a volumetric pump. He is to have 300 mg of pethidine in 100 ml of 0.9% sodium chloride, and this solution is to infuse over a 20-hour period. You have been asked to assist by working out the nursing calculations required for this task.
-What is the concentration, in mg/ml, of this medicated solution?

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Question 8

Mr Chifley returns to the ward three hours later and two registered nurses are setting up an infusion to control his pain. His pain relief medication is to be delivered via a secondary line in a volumetric pump. He is to have 300 mg of pethidine in 100 ml of 0.9% sodium chloride, and this solution is to infuse over a 20-hour period. You have been asked to assist by working out the nursing calculations required for this task.
-What volume of fluid/hour will deliver the prescribed dose in the given time?

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Question 9

After an hour, Mr Chifley calls you and says his pain is unbearable. His medication chart indicates he may have a bolus dose of 12 mg of pethidine over a 4-minute period. The registered nurse is supervising your calculations as you work out the change in the rate of flow to deliver this order.
-How many mg/minute does this order entail?

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Question 10

After an hour, Mr Chifley calls you and says his pain is unbearable. His medication chart indicates he may have a bolus dose of 12 mg of pethidine over a 4-minute period. The registered nurse is supervising your calculations as you work out the change in the rate of flow to deliver this order.
-What volume of fluid/minute contains the dose/minute he is to have?

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Question 11

After an hour, Mr Chifley calls you and says his pain is unbearable. His medication chart indicates he may have a bolus dose of 12 mg of pethidine over a 4-minute period. The registered nurse is supervising your calculations as you work out the change in the rate of flow to deliver this order.
-To what rate of flow will the volume/hour need to be adjusted, to deliver the ordered dose in the prescribed time?

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Quiz 3: Advanced Medication and Intravenous Calculations