Rn Hesi Dosage Calculations
Rn Hesi Dosage Calculations ( 32 Questions)
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Question 19 :
A client receives a prescription for intravenous (IV) glucagon 3 mg/hour for a beta-blocker overdose. The available IV solution is normal saline (NS) 500 mL with glucagon 50 mg. The nurse should program the infusion pump to deliver how many mL/hour? (Enter the numerical value only.)
Correct Answer: ["30 mL\/h"]
To calculate the infusion rate, we need to use the formula:
Infusion rate (mL/h) = Dose (mg/h) x Volume (mL) / Concentration (mg)
Plugging in the given values, we get:
Infusion rate (mL/h) = 3 mg/h x 500 mL / 50 mg
Simplifying, we get:
Infusion rate (mL/h) = 30 mL/h