How do you calculate drug calculations for nurses?

D/H x Q = x, or Desired dose (amount) = ordered Dose amount/amount on Hand x Quantity.

How do you calculate the amount of medication?

To calculate the millilitres/hour we first need to work out what dose is contained in one millilitre of the infusion dosage. We can do this by dividing the volume of the dosage by the weight of the medicine it contains. In this case 500ml/500mg = 1ml/mg.

How do you calculate drugs per kg?

Care must be taken to properly convert body weight from pounds to kilograms (1 kg= 2.2 lb) before calculating doses based on body weight….Example 2.

Step 1. Calculate the dose in mg:	18 kg × 100 mg/kg/day = 1800 mg/day
Step 3. Convert the mg dose to mL:	1800 mg/dose ÷ 40 mg/mL = 45 mL once daily

How many ml is 60 mg?

Milligram to Milliliter Conversion Table

Weight in Milligrams:	Volume in Milliliters of:
Water	Granulated Sugar
60 mg	0.06 ml	0.085714 ml
70 mg	0.07 ml	0.1 ml
80 mg	0.08 ml	0.114286 ml

How do you calculate mg HR?

How to Calculate Milligrams Per Hour

1. Determine the hourly flow rate.
2. Determine the concentration of the solution in milligrams per milliliter.
3. Multiply the hourly flow rate of the liquid by the concentration.
4. mg/hour=hourly flow rate x concentration.

How do you calculate mg kg?

Weigh yourself. Let’s assume you weigh 80 kg. Multiply these two values to get the dose of medication in mg: 2 * 80 = 160 mg .

How do you calculate mL per hour?

If you simply need to figure out the mL per hour to infuse, take the total volume in mL, divided by the total time in hours, to equal the mL per hour. For example, if you have 1,000 mL NS to infuse over 8 hours, take 1,000 divided by 8, to equal 125 mL/hr. To calculate the drops per minute, the drop factor is needed.

How many mg is in 30 ml?

How Many Milligrams are in a Milliliter?

Volume in Milliliters:	Weight in Milligrams of:
Water	All Purpose Flour
30 ml	30,000 mg	15,870 mg
31 ml	31,000 mg	16,399 mg
32 ml	32,000 mg	16,928 mg