Pharm question

[momtojosh]

hi everyone.....i am taking an online pharm class....we havent gone over syringes yet so i am not sure if this is right or how to draw it up.

order is for heparin 6500units....pharm sends 10,000 U/ML...

dose desired 6500/10,000= 0.65 ml is this dosage actually on a syringe?

thanks

[Esme12, ASN, BSN, RN]

yes... tb or 1cc syringe........they go as low to the hundredths.

here is a good ppt presentation that will help you.

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[color=#1122cc]chapter 8: hypodermic syringe measurement / 8

[momtojosh]

thank you for your response...so it is correct then?

i couldnt open your PPT but i will look it over in my book....i was just confused as to why he would throw that in there when we havent covered syringes yet...practice with dosages i suppose. I saw those HUGE numbers and did a double take....

thanks again

[OB-nurse2013, BSN, RN]

It is correct. Also the question really has nothing to do with syringes, its just a doasge calc question and thats why I would assume you're covering it. To be honest I've done a lot of meds and rarely have I even had to do any drug calcs. The most calculating I've done on the floors is for IV's, primary or secondaries and their rate. Embrace calculations! They're the easiest part of nursing school because there is always a definate answer, not a chose the best number of allthe somewhat correct numbers lol

[Esme12, ASN, BSN, RN]

thank you for your response...so it is correct then?

i couldn't open your PPT but i will look it over in my book....i was just confused as to why he would throw that in there when we haven't covered syringes yet...practice with dosages i suppose. I saw those HUGE numbers and did a double take....

thanks again

I'm sorry it wouldn't open it's a great ppt, it open for me are you using microsoft 2010?

You might get weird numbers sometimes just to be sure you are getting the math.

Yes your calculations are correct. Here is another great site.DosageHelp.com - Helping Nursing Students Learn Dosage Calculations

[nurseprnRN, BSN, RN]

the syringe doesn't have the dose on it. you do the arithmetic (and you did it correctly in this instance), and the syrings is labeled in cc (or ml), so you would draw up 0.65cc or ml, which will be one of the lines on the barrel of the syringe (or you'll go halfway between 0.6 and 0.7). or to make it easier to get an exact amount you could mix your 1cc = 10,000 units with 1cc of saline to make 2cc = 10,000 units, and figure out how many cc make your 6500 units. yes, you can do that.