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? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero)

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? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero)

Answer 1

First, calculate the total dose of dopamine needed per minute:

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

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

Now, determine how many mL of the 3.2 mg/mL dopamine solution is needed per minute:
0.28 mg/min / 3.2 mg/mL = 0.0875 mL/min

Finally, calculate the mL/hr by multiplying by 60 minutes:
0.0875 mL/min x 60 min/hr = 5.25 mL/hr

Therefore, the nurse should set the IV pump to deliver 5.2 mL/hr of dopamine.