Hello everyone. I recently joined allnurses.com after finishing my first semester of nursing school this past fall. I was hoping someone could help me with a medication calculation problem I have been trying to figure out.
i have looked through my books trying to find a way to figure this one out and I just can't find anything to help me. So i thought i would post and see if someone can help me.
The question reads as follows:
Pepsid 20mg IV push is ordered. Available is 20mg in 2 mL. It must be diluted in 8 mL. If the infusion rate is 10mg/min how many mins will it take to adminster 20mg?
If someone could please help me and show me how to figure this out I would greatly appreciate it!
Reno1978, BSN, RN
1,133 Posts
I bet asking the patient if they were admitted with a mop in their personal possessions wouldn't be considered therapeutic, would it?