After an Hour, Mr Chifley Calls You and Says His

question 7

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After an hour, Mr Chifley calls you and says his pain is unbearable. His medication chart indicates he may have a bolus dose of 12 mg of pethidine over a 4-minute period. The registered nurse is supervising your calculations as you work out the change in the rate of flow to deliver this order.
-To what rate of flow will the volume/hour need to be adjusted, to deliver the ordered dose in the prescribed time?

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