In: Nursing
A patient is admitted to the hospital in sickle cell crisis. The orders from the physician include:
IV D5W/ ½ NS at 150 cc/hr
Zofran 8 mg IV q8h
Morphine sulfate 5 mg IV prn
Hydrea 10 mg/kg/day PO
Folic acid 0.5 mg daily PO
Calculate cc/hr to set the IV pump to infuse Zofran 8 mg. Supply: Zofran 8 mg added to 50 cc D5W to infuse over 15 min.
The info of order that we have in hand is: Zofran 8 mg in 50 cc NS IVPB q 8 hr.
To be infused over 15 minutes.
Therefore:
15 min : 50 cc :: 60 min : X cc
15 X = 3000
X = 600 cc/hr
The nurse sets the electronic pump to deliver 600 cc/hr and after 15 minutes the 50 cc of medication would have been infused.