A nurse is preparing to dopamine 5mcg/kg/min by continuous IV infusion for a client who is in shock and weighs 56 kg. Available Is dopamine 3.2 mg/mL. The nurse is at the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? From the answer to the nearest tenth

Question

A nurse is preparing to dopamine 5mcg/kg/min by continuous IV infusion for a client who is in shock and weighs 56 kg. Available Is dopamine 3.2 mg/mL. The nurse is at the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? From the answer to the nearest tenth

Answer 1

First, we need to calculate the total dose of dopamine needed per minute for the client:

5 mcg/kg/min x 56 kg = 280 mcg/min

Next, we need to convert the dose to mg/min:
280 mcg/min ÷ 1000 = 0.28 mg/min

Now, we need to calculate how many mL of the dopamine solution is needed to deliver 0.28 mg:
0.28 mg ÷ 3.2 mg/mL = 0.0875 mL/min

Therefore, the nurse should set the IV pump to deliver 0.0875 mL/min (rounded to the nearest tenth).