Week_7_Critical_Care_medications.docx

Critical Care medications a nurse is preparing to administer nitroprusside 4 mcg/kg/min by continuous IV infusion to a client who weight 57 kg. available is nitroprusside 50 mg in 250 mL dextrose 5% in water, D5W. the nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? round to the nearest tenth 4 mcg/kg/min 57 kg 50 mg in 250 mL how many mL/hr? solve: 4/1000 x 57 x 60 = 13.68 mg/hr X mL/hr = 13.68 /50 x 250 X = 68.4 mL/hr a nurse is preparing to administer heparin 15 units/kg/h...