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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...
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