Essay
You check your patient's IV flow rate in ICU on a pump. It is 7.2 mL per hr.
Ordered: 30 mcg per minute.
IV: 250 mg in 1000 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?
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