Formula sheets, the key method steps for every topic and 6 practice problems, with full solutions at the back.
Which precaution applies to a child with haemophilia?
A mother says her 3-month-old broke his thigh bone by crawling off the bed. What should concern the nurse?
Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains 25 000 units of heparin in 250 mL. The order is 14 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 50 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.
Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dopamine infusion of 400 mg in 250 mL runs at 25 mL/h. The patient weighs 102 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.
Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). The record shows a patient's intake and output for one 8-hour shift. The IV infusion ran at the rate shown for the whole shift. Find the total intake I in mL.
Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 1000 mL bag runs by pump at 100 mL/h. At 17:00, 100 mL have already been infused. How many hours t until the bag is empty? Round to one decimal place.
Answer: B · Avoid intramuscular injections and rectal temperatures where possible
Avoid procedures and drugs that cause bleeding: intramuscular injections, rectal temperatures, aspirin and NSAIDs. A joint bleed is treated with factor replacement, rest, ice, compression and elevation.
Answer: D · The explanation does not fit the baby's stage of development
A 3-month-old cannot crawl, and femur fractures in non-mobile infants are rare without major force. A history that does not match the injury or the child's development is a key indicator of possible abuse, so safeguarding procedures are followed.
Answer: R = 7 mL/h
Heparin and insulin infusions: concentration = units in the bag/bag volume (units/mL). Pump rate (mL/h) = units per hour/concentration, and units per hour = mL/h × concentration. For a weight-based order, units/h = units/kg/h × weight first. A bolus volume = units needed/vial strength. The numbers are for practice only; at the bedside always follow local protocols and have high-risk doses double-checked.
Answer: D = 6.5 mcg/kg/min
Titrated drips: first find the concentration in mcg/mL (mg × 1000/mL). For a weight-based order, mcg/min = mcg/kg/min × weight. Then mL/h = mcg/min × 60/concentration. Working backwards, mcg/kg/min = mL/h × concentration/(60 × weight). The numbers are for practice only; at the bedside always follow local protocols and have high-risk doses double-checked.
Answer: I = 1320 mL
Intake and output: intake counts everything that goes in (oral fluids, IV infusions, IV medications and flushes, tube feeds); ice chips count as half their volume. Output counts urine, drains, vomit and other losses. Balance = total intake − total output; a negative balance is a net loss. The numbers are for practice only; at the bedside always follow local protocols and have high-risk doses double-checked.
Answer: t = 9 h
Infusion time: time (h) = volume to infuse (mL)/rate (mL/h); use the volume still left in the bag, not the bag size. Volume infused = rate × time. Convert decimal hours to hours and minutes with the fraction × 60 (0.5 h = 30 min, not 50 min). The numbers are for practice only; at the bedside always follow local protocols and have high-risk doses double-checked.
That is about 9 h 00 min, so the bag runs out at about 02:00.
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