Hesi Medical Dosage Calculation Proctored Exam
Calculation
A client with a gram-positive bacterial skin Infection is receiving daptomycin 500 mg IV every 24 hours. The pharmacy delivers a secondary Infusion of 0.9% Sodium Chloride with daptomycin 500 mg/100 ml to be infused in 30 minutes. How many mL/hour should the nurse program the infusion pump? (Enter the numerical value only.)
mL/hour
Explanation & Rationale
The volume of the secondary infusion is 100 ml and it needs to be infused in 30 minutes. 1 hour = 30 minutes The volume to administer per hour is (100 / 30) x 60 = 200 ml/hour.
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