please help/explain how to work this problem

1.how many ml of procainamide should the nurse add to the 500 ml of d5w?okay, first off, you have a vial of 1000 mg of procainamide in 2 ml, the recommendation is to add 1000 mg to 500 ml of d5w, so you should add the entire 2 ml of med to the bag of fluid, giving you 500 ml of d5w with 1000 mg of procanamide

2. how many mg of drug are present in 1 ml of procainamide 1000 mg in 500 ml of d5w solution? you've got 500 ml of fluid with 1000 mg of med, therefore, each ml of fluid has 2mg of procainamide (which will be 2,000 mcg of med/ml)

3. how many ml per minute must infuse to deliver the prescribed amount of drug?

you are ordered to deliver 1,500 mcg/minute, therefore, you wil deliver 0.75 ml/minute (1,500 mcg/min divided by 2000 mcg/ml)

4. how many mlk per hour should the electronic infusion device be set to deliver? the electronic infusion device should be set to deliver 45 cc/hour. (0.75 x 60 min)

i so hope this is right.....i'm 99% sure it is, but ya never know. if not, then:trout:

jamie

Thank you!