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    This document provides a medication calculation practice problem for a nursing student. The problem involves calculating the dosage per mL, mL per hour, mL per minute, and drops per minute for an infusion of 500 mL D5W with 500 mg theophylline to be given at 0.7 mg/kg/hr to a 41 kg asthmatic child with a drop factor of 60. The student is asked to show their work and round answers to the nearest tenth.

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    This document provides a medication calculation practice problem for a nursing student. The problem involves calculating the dosage per mL, mL per hour, mL per minute, and drops per minute for an infusion of 500 mL D5W with 500 mg theophylline to be given at 0.7 mg/kg/hr to a 41 kg asthmatic child with a drop factor of 60. The student is asked to show their work and round answers to the nearest tenth.

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    Med Calc Practice UPLOAD

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    This document provides a medication calculation practice problem for a nursing student. The problem involves calculating the dosage per mL, mL per hour, mL per minute, and drops per minute for an infusion of 500 mL D5W with 500 mg theophylline to be given at 0.7 mg/kg/hr to a 41 kg asthmatic child with a drop factor of 60. The student is asked to show their work and round answers to the nearest tenth.

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    School of Nursing
    Medication Calculation PRACTICE

    NAME: __________________________________________________________ (PRINT)

    Perform the calculation for each item. Show all steps in each problem.

    1. D5W 500 mL with 500 mg theophylline. Infuse 0.7mg/kg/hour for an asthmatic child who
    weights 41 kg. The drop factor is 60.

    What is the amount of drug/mL in the infusion? _______________.


    How many mL/hour are required to run the infusion at the desire dose? ___________.
    How many mL/min are required to run the infusion at the desire dose? ___________.
    How many gtt/min are required to run the infusion at the desire dose? ___________.

    Round all answer values to the nearest TENTH.

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