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Test-Taking Strategy: Focus on the subject, an IV flow rate. Read the question
carefully, noting that 2 steps can be used to solve this medication problem. Follow
the formula, verify your answer using a calculator, and make sure that the answer
makes sense. Remember to record the answer to the nearest whole number.
Level of Cognitive Ability: Analyzing
Client Needs: Physiological Integrity
Integrated Process: Nursing Process—Implementation
Content Area: Skills: Dosage Calculations
Health Problem: Adult Health: Hematological: Bleeding/Clotting Disorders
Priority Concepts: Clinical Judgment; Safety
Reference: Potter et al. (2017), pp. 958, 978-979.

118. Answer: 125

Rationale: Use the intravenous (IV) formula to determine milliliters per hour.
Formula:

Test-Taking Strategy: Focus on the subject, an IV infusion calculation of mL per
hour. Read the question carefully, noting that the question is asking about milliliters
per hour to be administered to the client. Use the formula for calculating milliliters
per hour. Once you have performed the calculation, verify your answer using a
calculator and make sure that the answer makes sense.
Level of Cognitive Ability: Applying
Client Needs: Physiological Integrity
Integrated Process: Nursing Process—Implementation
Content Area: Skills: Dosage Calculations
Health Problem: N/A
Priority Concepts: Clinical Judgment; Safety
Reference: Potter et al. (2017), pp. 978-979.

119. Answer: 33

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