Question

ordered: Micafungin in \( 200 \mathrm{~mL} \) IVPB to infuse for 90 minutes. The drop factor is microdrip. How many mL per hour will you set the infusion pump? Round to the nearest whole number.

Answer 1

To determine the infusion rate, divide the total volume of the Micafungin (200 mL) by the infusion time in hours (1.5 hours), resulting in an infusion rate of 133.33 mL/hr. After rounding, set the infusion pump at 133 mL/hr.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate the infusion rate in mL per hour for a medication order, you can use the following formula:

Infusion rate (mL/hr) = Total Volume (mL) ÷ Infusion Time (hr)

In this case, the total volume of Micafungin to infuse is 200 mL, and the infusion time is 90 minutes. Since the drop factor is microdrip, it is irrelevant to the calculation because you are setting an infusion pump that infuses in mL/hr.

To convert minutes to hours, you use the conversion factor of 60 minutes per hour. Therefore, 90 minutes is equal to 1.5 hours.

Now you can calculate the infusion rate:

Infusion rate (mL/hr) = 200 mL ÷ 1.5 hr

Infusion rate (mL/hr) = 133.33 mL/hr

Since you need to round to the nearest whole number, the infusion pump will be set to 133 mL/hr.