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sabina

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The health care provider has prescribed a unit of packed red blood cells to be administered over 3 hours to a child with sickle cell disease. The unit from the blood bank totals 240 ml.
 
  What milliliters per hour should the nurse set the infusion pump to deliver the packed red blood cells? Fill in the blank and record your answer in a whole number.
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Question 2

A health care provider prescribes morphine sulfate, 0.2 mg/kg IV every 2 to 4 hours as needed for pain for a child with sickle cell disease. The child weighs 20 kg. The medication label states: Morphine sulfate 5 mg/ml. The nurse prepares to administer
 
  How many milliliters will the nurse prepare to administer one dose? Fill in the blank. Record your answer using one decimal place.
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Answer to Question 1

ANS:
80

Perform the calculation.

240 ml/3 hours = 80 ml/hr

Answer to Question 2

ANS:
0.8

Follow the formula for dosage calculation.
Multiply 0.2 mg  20 kg to get the dose = 4 mg

Desired
-----------  Volume = ml per dose
Available

4 mg
-----------  1 ml = 0.8 ml
10 mg



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