13. A client is ordered 6-8 mcg/min of medication and you are given 5 mg of that medication in 100 mL of NS. How many ml/hr to give the maximum dose? ____________mL/hr (Round to whole number)
order: 6-8MCG/min
8MCG×60
480MCG/ HOUR
Available:
5mg=100ml
1mg=20ml
0.5mg=10ml
0.05mg=1ml
maximum dose of patient
480mcg, that is 0.48mg
That is 10ml/ hour
Answer
Maximum dose= 10ml/hour
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