Bring Your Own Calculator, in case there was any doubt over that last letter.
You haven't quite experienced fun until you've been told to solve the following problem:
"The doctor orders 1500 ml of D5W q 12 h. The doctor also orders erythromycin 500 mg in 50 ml D5W IVPB to infuse over 30 minutes q 8 h. The stock supply is erythromycin 1 gram vial. The directions say to reconstitute with 4.8 ml of sterile water to yield 5 ml. The drop factor of each IV is 15 gtts/ml.
A) How many ml of erythromycin will you add to the IVPB?
B) Calculate the flow rate of the IVPB in gtts/min.
C) Calculate the flow rate of the main IV in ml/h.
D) How many grams of erythromycin will the patient receive in 24 hours?
*facepalm*
I am eagerly awaiting the time in my education and career when these types of "orders" become second-nature, and do not require every iota of my brain's concentration to deliver the appropriate therapy to a patient. I'm sure that day will come, but today, it seems further away than the year 3000.
And with that, I'm off to find out the answers to all of those questions. I sure hope my calculator doesn't start smoking...
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