1.) An NPO patient has an order for 0.9% NS at 120 mL/h. The drop factor is 12 gtt/mL. How many drops per minute should

1.) An NPO patient has an order for 0.9% NS at 120 mL/h. The drop factor is 12 gtt/mL. How many drops per minute should be given? __________ 2.) A patient has hypotension after cardiac arrest. Dopamine is infusing at 15 mL/h. The patient’s weight is 80 kg. The dopamine concentration is 2 g in 500 mL of D5W. How many micrograms per kilogram per minute is the patient receiving? ____________ 3.) An order is received to infuse penicillin G 4,000,000 units in 100 mL of D5W q 12 h. The tubing drop factor is 10 gtt/mL. The penicillin should be infused over 60 minutes. How many drops per minute should be given? ___________ 4.) Ms. Shepard’s blood pressure is 60/30 mm Hg. Norepinephrine is infusing at 75 mL/h. The norepinephrine is infusing? ____________ 5.) The licensed prescriber orders cephalexin 250 mg po four times a day for a child weighing 50 lb. You have cephalexin 250 mg capsules. The recommended daily po dosage for a child is 25 to 50 mg/kg/day in divided doses q 6 h. Is the order safe? ___ 6.) Mrs. Luther has alprazolam 0.5 mg po three times a day prescribed for her panic disorder. You have 0.25 mg tablets available. How many tablets will you administer per dose? __________ 7.) Your patient who has undergone tympanomastoidectomy complains of pain and has codeine 30 mg IM q 2 h prn ordered. Codeine is supplied in a 1 mL ampule containing 15 mg. How many milliliters will you administer?