Ati Pn Dosage Calculations. Adult Medical Surgical Proctored Assessment 3.1
Calculation
A nurse is assisting in the care of a client who is receiving gentamicin 60 mg via intermittent IV bolus. Available is gentamicin 60 mg/100 mL to infuse over 75 min. The nurse should ensure the IV pump is set to deliver how many mL/hr? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
mL
Explanation & Rationale
To calculate the infusion rate for gentamicin, the nurse should use the following formula: Infusion rate (mL/hr) = Volume (mL) / Time (hr) Plugging in the given values, we get: Infusion rate (mL/hr) = 100 mL / (75 min / 60 min/hr) Simplifying, we get: Infusion rate (mL/hr) = 100 mL / 1.25 hr Dividing, we get: Infusion rate (mL/hr) = 80 mL/hr Therefore, the nurse should ensure the IV pump is set to deliver 80 mL/hr of gentamicin.
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