Order: Zofran (ondansetron HCl) 4 mg IVPB, add to 50 mL D NS and ...

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Order: Zofran (ondansetron HCl) 4 mg IVPB, add to 50 mL D NS and infuse in 20 min. via pump. The label on the vial reads 2 mg/mL. At how many milliliters per hour will you set the infusion pump (mL/h)?
 
  1. 156 mL/hr
  2. 50 mL/hr
  3. 104 mL/hr
  4. 54 mL/hr.

Question 2

The order is to infuse 650 units/hr of heparin from a solution of 10,000 units in 250 mL D5W. Calculate the flow rate in mL/hr.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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Answer to Question 1

1
Rationale 1:

Answer to Question 2

16 mL/hr