This document is an educational worksheet for nursing students and clinicians that provides ten practice problems on weight‑based intravenous (IV) infusion dosing. Each problem specifies a drug (Dexmedetomidine, Dobutamine, Dopamine, Esmolol, Eptifibatide), a prescribed dosage expressed in mcg/kg per hour or per minute, the patient’s weight in pounds, and the pharmacy‑provided drug concentration. The worksheet walks the learner through step‑by‑step unit conversions—pounds to kilograms, micrograms to milligrams, milliliters to liters—and calculates the required infusion rate in milliliters per hour (mL/hr). After the problem set, a complete answer key supplies the final infusion rates for all ten scenarios. A legal disclaimer at the beginning stresses that the material is for practice only and not medical advice. The overall purpose is to reinforce competence in weight‑based IV calculations, a critical skill for safe medication administration in acute care settings.
Questions this document answers
8.59 mL/hr
15.3 mL/hr
17.81 mL/hr
21.08 mL/hr
17.18 mL/hr