Question

6. The nurse is to administer 300 mL of 0.9%NaCl over 30 minutes. She has 300 mL available. How should she set the IV pump to deliver the correct dosage?

7. The patient is prescribed 500 mL D5W to infuse in over 45 min. How many mL/min. should the nurse set the IV pump to infuse?

8. Nitrprusside 7mcg/kg/min. is prescribed. The patient weighs 63 kg. Available to the nurse is nitroprusside 50 mg in 250 mL D5W. How many mL/hour should be delivered?

Answer 1

6.

The nurse is to administer 300 mL of 0.9%NaCl over 30 minutes.

She has 300 mL available.

So, per hour the infusion rate will be

Answer - The nurse will set the IV pump at 600 ml/hr to deliver 300 ml over 30 minutes.

7.

The patient is prescribed 500 mL D5W to infuse in over 45 min.

So,

Answer - The nurse will set the IV pump at 11.1 ml/min to deliver 500 ml over 45 minutes.

8.

Order dose - Nitrprusside 7mcg/kg/min

The patient weighs 63 kg.

The dose required for patient per minute

The dose required for patient per hour

1 mg = 1000 mcg

26,460 mcg = 26.46 mg ()

That means Patient required 26.46 mg per hour.

Available to the nurse is nitroprusside 50 mg in 250 mL D5W.

So,

Answer - 132.3 ml/hr should be delivered.