In: Nursing
a nurse is caring for a client with suspected pulmonary embolism. The prescriber has an order to inject a bolus dose of heparin at 80 units/kg . the client weight 99 lbs. the amount available for heparin comes in single-dose veal which contains 5000 units/ml . how many ml of heparin injection will the client receive?
Answer=0.7 ml (the client receive 0.7 of heparin)
STEPS
1lbs=0.454 kg
99 lbs=44.90 kg
80 units per kg= 3592 units
1ml=5000 unit
So 3592 units=3592 / 5000=0.7184 ml
So the answer is approximately =0.7 ml