Practice Problem Zosyn 4.5 g in 100 mL?

[RN_TOBE]

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Zosyn 4.5 g in 100 mL NS IVPB in 30 min BID

what is the rate in ml/hr?

maybe it *ml/hr = 4.5/100*60

help..........

[nurseprnRN, BSN, RN]

Oh, hell, mix it in lidocaine for more bang for your buck. It won't hurt the hand so much, either, and once they start seizing it won't matter what their EKG shows, it's too hard to read when they thrash around.

Note to students: ALL OF THESE ARE JOKES, and sick ones at that. DO NOT DO THIS.

[AmyRN303, BSN, RN]

Oh, hell, mix it in lidocaine for more bang for your buck. It won't hurt the hand so much, either, and once they start seizing it won't matter what their EKG shows, it's too hard to read when they thrash around.

Note to students: ALL OF THESE ARE JOKES, and sick ones at that. DO NOT DO THIS.

Lidocaine+K? That is brilliant!

[Kyrshamarks, BSN, RN]

This is BASIC math. And these people want to be nurses.

[Esme12, ASN, BSN, RN]

actually we used to put about 5-10mgs in K to help with the burn. We also used to put it in our A-line flush bags for the same reasons.... we heparinized them as well.

OP and other students....they are joking about running K fast.

The question is a volume one.

You have 100mls of fluid to infuse over an hour.

[TABLE=class: fraction]

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[TD=class: numerator]Volume (mL) = Y (Flow Rate in mL/hr)

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[TR]

[TD=class: denominator] Time (hr) [/TD]

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[NICU Guy, BSN, RN]

YES YES YES My post was intended as a joke for seniors and nurses. A sick one at that, especially considering where I am located (Google: Orville Lynn Majors). Never ever run Potassium at that fast of a rate.

[AmyRN303, BSN, RN]

YES YES YES My post was intended as a joke for seniors and nurses. A sick one at that, especially considering where I am located (Google: Orville Lynn Majors). Never ever run Potassium at that fast of a rate.

Sick joke indeed....but I'm still laughing

[ScudderRN31]

I do it all the time with Potassium. Run 100 mL wide open and then check in on the patient in 30 minutes. Never could understand why the cardiac monitor has a nice normal sinus rhythm, then gets all squiggly when I check on the patient in 30 min. :no:

Glad I read on down before responding cause my first thought was this idiot is going to kill somebody someday! Shew, relief

[Sun0408, ASN, RN]

Ok OP, everyone has helped you.. Now lets see what you've learned, what is the rate ??

[Kyrshamarks, BSN, RN]

792 ml/minute

[OneDuckyRN]

Oh, hell, mix it in lidocaine for more bang for your buck. It won't hurt the hand so much, either, and once they start seizing it won't matter what their EKG shows, it's too hard to read when they thrash around.

Note to students: ALL OF THESE ARE JOKES, and sick ones at that. DO NOT DO THIS.

I just read this post for about the 4th time, and I'm in tears, I'm laughing so hard! Thanks for this, GrnTea!!