Question

The

healthcare provider ordered nitroglycerine 25 mcg in 250 ml d5w at
5 mcg/min. how many ml/hr will the nurse set on the IV pump?

Answer 1

To calculate the IV pump's flow rate for nitroglycerine delivery, recognize that 5 mcg/min requires 50 mL of the solution. Multiplying by 60 minutes for the hourly rate, the IV pump should be set to 3000 mL/hour.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate the flow rate set on the IV pump for a dosage of nitroglycerine, we need to use the information given: 25 mcg of nitroglycerine in 250 mL of D5W to be infused at a rate of 5 mcg/min.

First, we need to determine how many minutes it takes to deliver a 5 mcg dose:

• This would be 5 mcg / 25 mcg, as there is 25 mcg in 250 mL. So, every 250 mL delivers 25 mcg, thus for 5 mcg we need 1/5 of 250 mL, which is 50 mL.

Next, we calculate how many milliliters per hour this equates to, knowing that there are 60 minutes in an hour:

• Since 50 mL is required per 5 mcg dose and the dosing rate is 5 mcg per minute, we compute 50 mL * 60 minutes/hour.

The nurse should set the IV pump to 50 mL * 60 minutes/hour = 3000 mL/hour.