Ordered: heparin infusion 1200 units per hour Available: heparin ...

[geodog55]

Ordered: heparin infusion 1200 units per hour Available: heparin 25,000 units in 1000 mL NS solution How many hours and minutes will the infusion last?
 
  a. DA equation:
  b. Evaluation: IV flow rate the nurse should set on the infusion pump:
 c. DA equation:
  d. Evaluation:

Question 2

Ordered: heparin infusion 1000 units per hour Available: heparin 20,000 units in 1000 mL 0.9 NaCl solution Agency policy requires that heparin be administered with an infusion pump. IV flow rate the nurse should set on infusion pump:
 
  a. DA equation:
  b. Evaluation:
  c. Which antidote is used for heparin overdose: vitamin K or protamine sulfate?
  d. What are the general SDR guidelines, in units per 24 hours, for IV heparin?

[lindahyatt42]

Answer to Question 1

a.
b. Equation is balanced. Only hours and minutes remain.
c.
d. Equation is balanced. Only mL per hour remain.

Answer to Question 2

a.
b. Equation is balanced. Only mL per hour remains.
c. Protamine sulfate
d. 1000 units per hr; 20,000 to 40,000 units per 24 hrs. Exceptions are made based on patient need.