Directions: Calculate the IV Medication and Infusion Rates

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Essay

Directions: Calculate the IV medication and infusion rates.Use a calculator for safe dose range calculations,multiplication,and long division as desired.Verify results using DE-style equations where requested.If the order is unsafe,do not proceed with the math.Label answers.
Ordered: magnesium sulfate 2.5 g per hr IV infusion,for a patient with toxemia
Existing infusion rate when nurse arrives on shift: 75 mL per hr
Available: magnesium sulfate (refer to label)diluted in 500 mL D₅W
A)Number of milliequivalents per milliliter stated on label:
B)Number of milligrams per milliliter stated in fine print on right side of label:
C)Total number of grams of magnesium sulfate in 50-mL vial: Number of grams per hour infusing on the infusion pump:
D)DA equation:
E)Evaluation: Ordered infusion rate:
F)DA equation:
G)Evaluation:
H)Decision:

• A)Number of milliequivalents per milliliter stated on label:
• B)Number of milligrams per milliliter stated in fine print on right side of label:
• C)Total number of grams of magnesium sulfate in 50-mL vial: Number of grams per hour infusing on the infusion pump:
• D)DA equation:
• E)Evaluation: Ordered infusion rate:
• F)DA equation:
• G)Evaluation:
• H)Decision:

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