. The health care provider prescribes vancomycin 200 mg per ...

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. The health care provider prescribes vancomycin 200 mg per intravenous piggyback (IVPB) every 6 hours for a child with cancer admitted to the hospital for fever and neutropenia. The pharmacy sends the medication to the unit in a 240-ml bag with direction
 
  to run the medication over 120 minutes. What milliliters per hour will the nurse set the intravenous pump to run the medication over 120 minutes? Fill in the blank and record your answer in a whole number.
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Question 2

The health care provider prescribes ceftazidime (Fortaz) 75 mg per intravenous piggyback (IVPB) every 8 hours for a child with cancer admitted with fever and neutropenia. The pharmacy sends the medication to the unit in a 50-ml bag with directions to run
 
  the medication over 30 minutes. What milliliters per hour will the nurse set the intravenous pump to run the medication over 30 minutes? Fill in the blank and record your answer in a whole number.
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Answer to Question 1

ANS:
120

Perform the calculation.
Convert the minutes to hours = 120/60 = 2 hours

240 ml
________ = 120 ml/hr

2 hours

Answer to Question 2

the medication over 30 minutes. What milliliters per hour will the nurse set the intravenous pump to run the medication over 30 minutes? Fill in the blank and record your answer in a whole number.
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