Admission vitals for a patient with C4 injury are as follows…
Admission vitals for a patient with C4 injury are as follows: BP 110/60, P 62, R 16. The patient care technician just charted vital signs as BP 170/90, P 55, R 20. The patient is complaining of a sudden severe headache, has facial flushing, sweating, and wants something for a headache. What is the nurse’s priority action?
Read DetailsA patient has a Dobutamine drip infusing at 42 ml/hr. The dr…
A patient has a Dobutamine drip infusing at 42 ml/hr. The drip concentration is 500 mg of Dobutamine in 250 ml of D5W. The patient weighs 194 pounds. How many mcg/kg/min is the drip infusing? Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Do not add units of measurement to the answer. The following formulas may be used on math questions. When calculating a weight in kilograms round to the nearest hundredth and then use that number to calculate the dosage. Round your final answer as indicated in the question. ml/hr = mcg x kg x 60 or mcg x kg x 60 divided by mcg/ml mcg/ml mcg/kg/min = mcg/ml x ml/hr divided by kg divided by 60 mcg/min= mcg/ml x ml/hr divided by 60 ml/hr = mg drip ordered to infuse at x 60 divided by mg/ml ml/hr = mcg drip ordered to infuse at x 60 divided by mcg/ml [BLANK-1]
Read Details