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How many ampoules are needed for patients lunch dose


Problem: The patient is experiencing nausea during meals. The doctor's orders for this patient are, "IV metoclopramide 10 mg three times/day 30 minutes prior to meals." Metoclopramide is available in 10 mg/2 mL ampoules. a. How many complete ampoules are needed for the patient's lunch dose? b. The total volume of the prepared medication in the mini-bag is 50 mL. The nurse plans to administer metoclopramide over 15 minutes. The nurse does not have an IV pump and decides to run the IV via gravity with IV tubing with a drop factor of 10 gtt/mL. What is the rate in gtt/minute for the infusion? Round answer to the nearest whole number. c. Later in the day, the nurse is preparing the patient's dinnertime dose of metoclopramide. The patient requests that the infusion is run over 30 minutes. What is the rate in gtt/minute for this infusion? Round answer to the nearest whole number. Need Assignment Help?

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