Question 1

Mrs Ellie Collins has been admitted to the ward for abdominal surgery in the morning. She has informed the medical officer that she smokes 25 cigarettes each day and has been on the contraceptive pill for 10 years. You have been asked to follow through with her care for the next two days, with some guidance from the registered nurse.
-Intravenous metoclopramide (Maxolon) 7.5 mg has been ordered for Mrs Collins's nausea. From available stock of 10 mg/2 ml, the volume she should be given is

Accepted Answer

A)  2 ml 
B)  1.5 ml 
C)  1 ml 
D)  0.5 ml

Question 2

Mr John Harris is a young man who has been admitted to the ward with severe Asthma and Pneumonia. On admission he has dyspnoea, is cyanotic and is using accessory muscles to breathe. His weight is 70 kg. Oxygen is commenced and an intravenous infusion established. You have been asked to care for him, with some guidance from the registered nurse.
-What volume of medication should be dawn up for a single dose?

Accepted Answer

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Question 3

Mr John Harris is a young man who has been admitted to the ward with severe Asthma and Pneumonia. On admission he has dyspnoea, is cyanotic and is using accessory muscles to breathe. His weight is 70 kg. Oxygen is commenced and an intravenous infusion established. You have been asked to care for him, with some guidance from the registered nurse.
-The Mefoxin is to be added to a 50 ml bag of 0.9% sodium chloride as a secondary line, and infused over a 40-minute period. The drop factor for this line is also 20 drops/ml. How fast should this medicated solution drip?

Accepted Answer

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Question 4

Mrs Ellie Collins has been admitted to the ward for abdominal surgery in the morning. She has informed the medical officer that she smokes 25 cigarettes each day and has been on the contraceptive pill for 10 years. You have been asked to follow through with her care for the next two days, with some guidance from the registered nurse.
-A 250 ml infusion of 0.9% sodium chloride containing 10 000 units of Heparin is to be set up. Stock available is 25 000 units/ml. The volume of Heparin required for this order is

Accepted Answer

A)  0.2 ml 
B)  0.4 ml 
C)  0.6 ml 
D)  0.8 ml

Question 5

Mrs Ellie Collins has been admitted to the ward for abdominal surgery in the morning. She has informed the medical officer that she smokes 25 cigarettes each day and has been on the contraceptive pill for 10 years. You have been asked to follow through with her care for the next two days, with some guidance from the registered nurse.
-Mrs Collins asks for extra pain relief. She is permitted a bolus dose of 3 mg of morphine over a 3-minute period. The volume of fluid/hour (for 3 minutes only) that will deliver this dose is

Accepted Answer

A)  30 ml/hour 
B)  45 ml/hour 
C)  60 ml/hour 
D)  75 ml/hour

Question 6

Mrs Ellie Collins has been admitted to the ward for abdominal surgery in the morning. She has informed the medical officer that she smokes 25 cigarettes each day and has been on the contraceptive pill for 10 years. You have been asked to follow through with her care for the next two days, with some guidance from the registered nurse.
-The Heparin solution is to infuse at the rate of 500 units/hour, via a volumetric pump. The volume/hour that will deliver this order is

Accepted Answer

A)  12.5 ml 
B)  18 ml 
C)  25 ml 
D)  32 ml

Question 7

Mrs Ellie Collins has been admitted to the ward for abdominal surgery in the morning. She has informed the medical officer that she smokes 25 cigarettes each day and has been on the contraceptive pill for 10 years. You have been asked to follow through with her care for the next two days, with some guidance from the registered nurse.
-The concentration of this medicated solution is

Accepted Answer

A)  1 mg/ml 
B)  3 mg/ml 
C)  5 mg/ml 
D)  7 mg/ml

Question 8

Mr John Harris is a young man who has been admitted to the ward with severe Asthma and Pneumonia. On admission he has dyspnoea, is cyanotic and is using accessory muscles to breathe. His weight is 70 kg. Oxygen is commenced and an intravenous infusion established. You have been asked to care for him, with some guidance from the registered nurse.
-If this medicated infusion commenced at 09.30, when would you expect it to complete?

Accepted Answer

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Question 9

Mrs Ellie Collins has been admitted to the ward for abdominal surgery in the morning. She has informed the medical officer that she smokes 25 cigarettes each day and has been on the contraceptive pill for 10 years. You have been asked to follow through with her care for the next two days, with some guidance from the registered nurse.
-The number of hours that this infusion will last is

Accepted Answer

A)  5 
B)  10 
C)  15 
D)  20

Question 10

Mrs Ellie Collins has been admitted to the ward for abdominal surgery in the morning. She has informed the medical officer that she smokes 25 cigarettes each day and has been on the contraceptive pill for 10 years. You have been asked to follow through with her care for the next two days, with some guidance from the registered nurse.
-Atropine is available as 0.5 mg/ml. The volume required for this order is

Accepted Answer

A)  0.2 ml 
B)  0.4 ml 
C)  0.6 ml 
D)  0.8 ml

Exam 5: Calculating Complex Volumes