Hi all! I'm working on the Hesi PostPartum Case Study, and I am totally stuck on Question 10. It's a math question:
The health care provider is notified that Marie is hemorrhaging and has an estimated blood loss of 1,200 ml since delivery. The client's blood pressure is 70/40, pulse 120, respirations 28, and O2 saturation 73%. The health care provider's prescriptions include stat oxytocin 10 units in each liter of normal saline to infuse at 40 milliunits (mU)/minute. The health care provider also prescribes 0.2 mg methylergonovine maleate (Methergine) IM to be given immediately.
The vial of oxytocin is labeled 10 units/ml.
9. How many ml of oxytocin should the nurse draw up in the syringe to inject into the 1000 ml bag of normal saline?
Correct 1 ml.
The health care provider prescribed 10 units in 1,000 ml of NS. The vial contains 10 units/ml. The nurse should inject 1 ml into the bag of NS.
The oxytocin must be administered via an IV infusion pump.
10. What is the flow rate needed to deliver 40 mU/minute? (Enter numerical value only. If rounding is necessary, round to the whole number.)
Nevermind, figured it out! 240 mL/hr is the flowrate!
Any help is appreciated, thanks.
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