A client is receiving 2mg in 250mL D5W. The order is to infuse at 20mL/hr. Calculate:mg/hrmcg/hrmcg/minThe answers I keep getting are:.16mg/hr160mcg/hr2.7mcg/minThe book answers are:.36mg/hr360mcg/hr6mcg/minWho is wrong me or the book? lol 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jan 22, 2012 by psu_213, BSN, RN psu_213 has 6 years experience as a BSN, RN and specializes in Emergency, Telemetry, Transplant. 3,869 Posts; 28,245 Profile Views I've worked it out twice and go the same things you did. I don't 100% trust my math, so I'm not willing yet to say that the book is wrong. Maybe someone else can check our answers. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jan 22, 2012 by artimjo 23 Posts; 1,395 Profile Views i got the same answers like yours too... 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jan 22, 2012 by SentimentalGeek, ADN, RN 82 Posts; 3,848 Profile Views I got the same answers too. If we're all getting it wrong it must be something ridiculously easy to overlook! 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jan 23, 2012 by locolorenzo22, BSN, RN locolorenzo22 is a BSN, RN and specializes in Ortho, Neuro, Detox, Tele. 1 Article; 2,396 Posts; 12,148 Profile Views A client is receiving 2mg in 250mL D5W. The order is to infuse at 20mL/hr. Calculate:mg/hrmcg/hrmcg/minok, so what do we need to do first? First figure out how many mg are in 1 mL. take 2mg/250mls = .008 mg in 1 mL * 20mls/hr = 0.16 mg/hr. for mcg/hr multiply by 100 (0.16 * 100) = 160 mcg/hr. then take that 160mcg/hr and divide by 60 mins/hr = 2.7 mcg/hr (rounding up). I think with all this explained, the book is wrong. Not to mention trying to infuse 20ml/hr is really slow. I can't think of too many drugs that run this slowly. some cardiac ones, but it would make sense to run the dosages this slow. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
