MD order: Administer 10 mg of a medication in 1000 mL 0.9% NS Instructions : Infuse medication at 5mcg / k * g / m * inute Client's weight : 120 lbs How many milliliters per minute is the client receiving ?Show all work
To calculate the milliliters per minute the client is receiving, we need to convert the client's weight from pounds to kilograms.
1 pound is approximately equal to 0.45 kilograms.
Weight in kilograms = 120 lbs * 0.45 kg/lb = 54 kg
Next, we can calculate the dosage rate in milliliters per minute using the given information: 5 mcg/kg/min.
Dosage rate = 5 mcg/kg/min
Dosage rate in mg/min = Dosage rate * 1000 (to convert from mcg to mg)
Dosage rate in mg/min = 5 mcg/kg/min * 54 kg = 270 mg/min
Now, we need to find the milliliters (mL) per minute. We can calculate this using the medication concentration.
Medication concentration = 10 mg / 1000 mL
To find mL/min:
(mL/min) = (Dosage rate in mg/min) / (Medication concentration)
= 270 mg/min / (10 mg / 1000 mL)
= 270 * 100 / 10
= 2700 mL/min
Therefore, the client is receiving 2700 mL per minute.
To determine the milliliters per minute the client is receiving, we need to calculate the infusion rate.
Step 1: Convert the client's weight from pounds to kilograms:
1 lb = 0.4536 kg
120 lbs * 0.4536 kg/lb = 54.432 kg (rounded to three decimal places)
Step 2: Calculate the infusion rate in micrograms per minute:
5 mcg/kg/min * 54.432 kg = 272.16 mcg/min (rounded to two decimal places)
Step 3: Convert micrograms to milliliters:
Since 1 mL of the medication solution contains 10 mg,
1 mg = 1000 mcg
So, to convert mcg to mL, we divide the infusion rate by 1000:
272.16 mcg/min / 1000 = 0.27216 mL/min (rounded to five decimal places)
Therefore, the client is receiving 0.27216 milliliters per minute.