BSN 215 - Sherpath - Dosages Measured in Units

Which information about Fragmin is accurate?

Must be administered by a subcutaneous injection, never intramuscularly or intravenously

Prescribed to combat the effects of anemia caused by chemotherapy or chronic renal failure

Measured and administered using a Lo-Dose insulin syringe to ensure accuracy

Increases clotting time and the production of red blood cells

Must be administered by a subcutaneous injection, never intramuscularly or intravenously

Which dosage of insulin would be most appropriate to administer using a 30-unit U-100 syringe?

24 units

30 units

34 units

40 units

24 units

Which medication dosage is written accurately?

10 mL Lantus subcutaneously once per day

5,000 mg Heparin subcutaneously every 12 hours

10,000 units Epogen subcutaneously 3 times per week

5,000 g Fragmin subcutaneously once daily

10,000 units Epogen subcutaneously 3 times per week

The nurse is preparing to administer penicillin G benzathine 1,200,000 units as a one-time intramuscular injection for a sexually transmitted infection. The pharmacy provided a vial with penicillin G benzathine 600,000 units/mL. Using the dimensional analysis method, calculate in mL the amount of penicillin G benzathine required to administer the prescribed dose.

Record the answer using a whole number.

2 mL

The health care provider has prescribed dalteparin 8000 units subcutaneously per day. The drug is available as dalteparin 12,500 units/0.5 mL. Using the proportion method, calculate in mL the amount of dalteparin that will be needed to equal the prescribed 8000 units.

Round the answer to the nearest hundredth and include a leading zero, if applicable.

0.32 mL

The health care provider has prescribed Fragmin 7000 units subcutaneous injection, daily, for a patient with blood clots. The drug is available as Fragmin 5000 units/0.2 mL. Using the proportion method, calculate in mL the amount of Fragmin that will be needed to equal the prescribed 7000 units.

Round the answer to the nearest hundredth and include a leading zero, if applicable.

0.28 mL

The nurse is teaching a patient with newly diagnosed insulin dependent diabetes mellitus how to mix insulin doses in one syringe. If yellow indicates the units of NPH and blue indicates the units of the regular insulin, which syringe demonstrates that the patient has accurately drawn up 21 units of NPH and 13 units of regular insulin?

Syringe with yellow at 21

The health care provider has prescribed insulin glargine 28 units subcutaneous injection, daily, for a patient with diabetes. Which syringe shows the correct amount of insulin?

Syringe at 28 un

The health care provider has prescribed Humulin R 10 units plus NPH 18 units subcutaneous injection to be administered now. If yellow indicates the units of Humulin R and blue indicates the units of NPH insulin, which syringe shows the correct units of the two doses of insulin?

Syringe with yellow at 10