Ordered: Granisetron Hydrochloride Injection (Kytril) $10 \text { mcg per kg }$

Essay

Ordered: Granisetron hydrochloride injection (Kytril) $10 \text { mcg per kg }$ IV injection $30 \mathrm{~min}$ before chemotherapy to reduce nausea and vomiting.
Available: Kytril vial IV $0.1 \mathrm{mg} \text { per } \mathrm{mL}$ Patient weight: $60 \mathrm{~kg}$ .
Dilution: May be given undiluted as an injection into a port over $30 \text { seconds. }$ The nurse adds $2.4 \mathrm{~mL}$ of sterile NS for injection to the medication for ease of timing the injection rate into the injection port.
a. What is the total dose of drug in mg to be given?
b. What is the total volume of drug for injection?
c. How many total seconds per calibration?