Chapter 14: Labor and Delivery

Chapter 14: Labor and Delivery

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

2. Order: Pitocin 20 units in NSS 500 mL, infuse at 20 milliunits/min

Available: oxytocin 10 units/mL

1. What is the concentration of the solution?
2. What is the concentration per hour?
3. What is the volume per hour?

ANS:

1. 40 milliunits/mL (0.04 units/mL)
2. 1200 milliunits/hr
3. 30 mL/hr

3. Order: Pitocin 40 units in NSS 1000 mL, infuse at 10 milliunits/min

Available: oxytocin 10 units/mL

1. What is the concentration of the solution?
2. What is the concentration per hour?
3. What is the volume per hour?

ANS:

1. 40 milliunits/mL
2. 600 milliunits/hr
3. 15 mL/hr

4. Order: Pitocin 40 units in NSS 1000 mL, infuse at 15 milliunits/min

Available: oxytocin 10 units/mL

1. What is the concentration of the solution?
2. What is the concentration per hour?
3. What is the volume per hour?

ANS:

1. 40 milliunits/mL
2. 900 milliunits/hr
3. 22.5 23 mL/hr

5. Order: Pitocin 10 units in D₅NSS 1000 mL, begin infusion at 1 milliunits/min

Available: oxytocin 10 units/mL

1. What is the concentration of the solution?
2. What is the concentration per hour?
3. What is the volume per hour?

ANS:

1. 10 milliunits/mL (0.10 units/mL)
2. 60 milliunits/hr
3. 6 mL/hr

6. Order: Pitocin 10 units in D₅NSS 1000 mL, increase infusion to 4 milliunits/min

Available: oxytocin 10 units/mL

1. What is the concentration of the solution?
2. What is the concentration per hour?
3. What is the volume per hour?

ANS:

1. 10 milliunits/mL
2. 240 milliunits/hr
3. 24 mL/hr