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  1. RN School: IV Regulator Dosage Calculation

    brains090 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Help please!!!! My professors did not go over this in class! Order: Septra (trimethoprim 80mg and sulfamethoxazole 400mg) IV, q12. Available: Septra (trimethoprim 160mg and sulfamethoxazole...

  2. RN School: IV Regulator Dosage Calculation

    brains090 replied to brains090's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Esme12 you are wonderful ! Volume(mL)/ time(hr) = Y (flow rate in ml/hr). 125ml of D5W +5ml septra/ 1.5hr = 86.66, rounded = 87

  3. IV Infusion Calculation - Please HELP!

    brains090 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I have been working on these problems for 3 hours now. The professors did not go over drops per minute calculations. Please help! The label states to add 10ml sterile water for 1g of cefamandole for...

  4. HEEEELLLLLLPPPPPP!!!!!!! dosage and calculations

    brains090 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I have been working on these problems for 3 hours now. The professors did not go over drops per minute calculations. Please help! The label states to add 10ml sterile water for 1g of cefamandole...

  5. RN School: IV Regulator Dosage Calculation

    brains090 replied to brains090's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I am still stuck on the problem. Can someone explain this one to me? I have 8 more problems like this that I have to

  6. RN School: IV Regulator Dosage Calculation

    brains090 replied to brains090's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I am thinking I would use Volume/amount to administer D(desired)/ H(available) *V(volume)

  7. RN School: IV Regulator Dosage Calculation

    brains090 replied to brains090's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Ok, for my drug calculation, I did a conversion problem. 800mg/10ml = 400mg/ x ml. I got 800x = 4000, and divided both by 800. That gave me 5ml. So, for my order I have sulfamethoxazole 400mg/ 5ml. I...

  8. IV Infusion Calculation - Please HELP!

    brains090 replied to brains090's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I see what I did. It is supposed to be 30 minutes. The 500mg would be equal to 5ml and I would add that to the solution of 50ml. So, my problem is 55ml/30min * 60gtt/1ml. Cancel out the ml and...

  9. IV Infusion Calculation - Please HELP!

    brains090 replied to brains090's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thank you! I was focusing on the 200mg and that was throwing me off. I did 50mL/20min * 60gtt/1mL and canceled out mL and multiplied across and got 3000/20 and it reduced and to 150. So, my final...