how to solve drug calculations
DRUG-CALCS _20220927. Page 1 of 5. DRUG CALCULATIONS. © Student Learning Support Service 2022 slss@flinders.edu.au students.flinders.edu.au/slss. • Identify
Drug Calculations
DRUG CALCULATIONS. When calculating how much of a drug is required working with the formula helps the accuracy of the calculation. Always remember this
Drug Dosage & IV Rates Calculations
The same formula can be used for dosage calculations where the medication is available as amount per certain volume. In these types of calculations the volume
Medication calculations
Medication calculations. There are 4 basic steps to solving proportion problems: 1) Set up a known ratio. 2) Set up a proportion with known and desired units
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PRACTICE DRUG CALCULATIONS. If you need a refresher on how to perform calculations please follow this link to a resource on the. Royal College of Nursing
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Medication Calculations. Before you begin to perform medication calculations it is important that you review your knowledge on basic maths calculations
Medications Calculations Practice - Sheet 1
The Australian Injectables Drug Handbook states that each gram of this medication is to be mixed with 10mL of water over 3-5 minutes via IV bolus. After
Dosage Calculation - Worksheet
Dosage calculation is done to calculate the required number/volume of drug(s) to administer to the patient. The medication might be administered in two ways
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Drug Dosage Calculations. Abbreviations Commonly Used in Dosage. Formula: Term. Symbol Meaning. Example. Dosage ordered or desired dose. D. The amount of
Medication Calculation Examination Study Guide
IV Calculations. • [amount of fluid to be infused] x [drop factor] ÷ minutes to Medication Calculation Examination Study Guide (Revised 06/10). Page 1 of 2 ...
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Medication calculations. There are 4 basic steps to solving Dose Ordered: Medication B 15 mEq po every day. Available: Medication B 10 mEq/5ml.
Medication Calculation Examination Study Guide
Medication Calculation Examination. Study Guide. D = Desired Dose. Q = Quantity of Solution. H = Strength on Hand. X = Unknown quantity of Drug.
Drug Calculations
When calculating how much of a drug is required working with the formula helps the accuracy of the calculation. Always remember this formula: What you want. X
Drug Dosage & IV Rates Calculations
The same formula can be used for dosage calculations where the medication is available as amount per certain volume. In these types of calculations the volume
Medications Calculations Practice - Sheet 1
Medications Calculations Practice A dose of 4500mg of medication has ordered for a patient. The medication comes in. 5g/0.3mL. What volume will you give ...
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Useful Formulas for Calculating Drug Calculation Problems For example if it is necessary in the drug dosage problem to convert a dosage.
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Nursing: Medication Calculations. Common calculations required in nursing include finding volumes needed for oral or injected doses and working out IV
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Identify what type of drug calculation and as a first step Note down the strength of medication the patient needs and the stock strength:.
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Why? • Critical thinking approach. • Utilizes the Nursing Process. • One method for all types of calculations. • No formulas
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Dec 16 2019 Note: The mg of medication has nothing to do with calculating the flow rate. Don't be confused and try to use this number in your calculation!
Medication calculations
T here are 4 basic steps to solving proportion problems: 1) S et up a known ratio.2) Set up a proportion with known and desired units. Use x for the quantity that is
desired or unknown.3) Cross multiply.
4) Solve for x.E
xample D ose Ordered: Medication B 15 mEq po every day.Available: Medication B 10 mEq/5ml.
How many ml"s will you give? a) S
et up proportion. (Units are matched therefore no need to convert- mEq to mEq and ml to ml)b) C ross multiply and solve for x.10x=75 x=
ଵ 15 mEq= 7.5 ml C alculating IV Flow Rates: T o find hourly rate (stated in mls per hour) Total volume of solution in ml™s = x ml™sTotal amount of time in hours
E xample: 1000 cc IV solution ordered to infuse over 8 hours. 1000 ml = 1258 hrs.
Answer: 125 ml/hour
E xample: 1000 ml solution to infuse over 6 hours. (Solve for X to determine the number of tablets, milligrams, milliliters, etc., you will administer to the patient by cross- multiplying)1000 ml = 166.6 = 167
6 hrs.
Answer: 167 ml or ml/hr
(Remember: when answer does not come out evenly, round off to the nearest whole number. If 5 & greater round up, below 5, round down.)To find flow rate stated in drops per minute:
Drop factor is the number of drops it takes to equal 1 ml with a specific type of IV tubing. The drop factor is stated on the tubing package. ml/hr. x drop factor = gtts/min total amount of time in minutesExample: IV order D51/2 NS at 120 ml/hr
The drop factor is a 15 gtts/ml and the flow rate is 120 ml/hr.120ml/hr x 15 gtts/ml = 1800 = 30 gtts/min
60 mins/hr
60IV drip calculations
Order is
written as mg/hr.Example:
Order: Fentanyl 5 mg/hr. The bag is labeled 250 mg in 500 ml of solution. How fast will the IV need to be infused to give the correct dose?1. The IV rate will be as an hourly rate, so no conversion needs to be
made for time. If the order was written with a different time, you would need to calculate the mg/hr. (use ratio and proportion)2. Put the problem in ratio and proportion.
5 mg = 250 mg 5 (500) = 250 x 2500 x = 10 ml/hr IV rate
x ml 500 ml 250 C. When the order is written as unit of mcg/kg/min.Example
: Dopamine order: 5 mcg/kg/min. Bag is labeled:. Dopamine 400 mg in 250mlNS. Pt weight= 63 kg.
Dose ordered x weight (if weight based) x volume x time Have (dose of drug you have; must match units in dose ordered) ** Remember that pumps deliver ml/hr, so drips that deliver per minute need to have time conversion factored in (60 min/1 hr); those drips that are delivered per hour do not need th is time conversion1. Desired (dose ordered) = 5 mcg/kg/min x (pt weight) 63 kg
2. Have = 400 mg Dopamine; must convert to mcg by multiplying by 1000
3. Volume = 250 ml (volume in IV bag)
4. Also include time conversion of 60 min/hr
5 mcg/kg/min x 63 kg x 250 ml x 60 min/hr = 4725000
400,000 mcg (400 mg x 1000 mcg/1 mg) 400,000
Answer: 11.8 ml/hr----this is what the pump must be set at (-round up to 12ml/hr) Order: Dopamine 20 mcg/Kg/minute. The bag is labeled Dopamine 100 mg/50 ml. The patient weighs 88 lbs. How fast will the IV run to give the dose?1. Must convert pounds to kg 88 ÷ 2.2 = 40kg
Dose ordered x weight (if weight based) x volume x time Have (dose of drug you have; must match units in dose ordered)20 mcg/kg/min x40 kg x50 ml x 60 min = 2400000 = 24 ml /hr
100,000 mcg/ml 100,000
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