pca pump ques

[jollygirl098]

if in a pca pump analgesic syringe has 300mg/30 ml of pain killer and patient was on at 10 mg every 10 min then patient can receive how many ml every 10 min ? i am weak in pca ques

[Nursey103, ADN, RN]

This is more of a math problem than a PCA problem. Wanna try & figure it out?

[jollygirl098]

yah, I think the answer is 1 according to basic math formula.

[Nursey103, ADN, RN]

Yes - 300 mg/300 mL = 10 mg/mL

Pt is receiving 10 mg (1 mL) every ten minutes.