Calculate the Hourly Intravenous (IV) Flow Rates $7.2 \mathrm{~mL} \text { per hr. }$

Essay

Calculate the hourly intravenous (IV) flow rates.
-You check your patient's IV flow rate in ICU on a pump. It is $7.2 \mathrm{~mL} \text { per hr. }$ Ordered: $30 \text { mcg per min }$ IV: $250 \mathrm{mg} \text { in } 1000 \mathrm{~mL}$ of solution.
a. How many mg per hr are ordered?
b. What is the total drug:total mL ratio?
c. Is the flow rate correct? If not, what should it be?
d. What is the appropriate nursing action, if any?