Question

You are preparing to administer Keflin 4 g in 50 mL of NS Q 8 hours over 20 minutes. What rate will you program the infusion pump to deliver this medication? (Round your hours to the nearest 1000th decimal OR convert your minutes to hours after calculating the rate, round your answer to the nearest whole number, and place only the numerical value in the space provided.)

Answer 1

The infusion pump should be set at a rate of 150 mL/hr to administer the Keflin 4 g in 50 mL of NS over 20 minutes.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate the infusion rate for Keflin (cefazolin) 4 g in 50 mL of NS to be administered over 20 minutes, we use the following formula: rate (mL/hr) = total volume (mL) ÷ infusion time (hr). First, we convert 20 minutes to hours by dividing by 60, which is approximately 0.333 hours. Then we calculate the rate:

rate = 50 mL ÷ 0.333 hr
= 150 mL/hr (rounded to the nearest whole number)

Therefore, the infusion pump should be programmed to deliver the medication at a rate of 150 mL/hr.