Question:

Determine pump setting to give 4 gram bolus of MGSO4 over 20 min. Solution provided is 10%(50gm/500cc D5W)?

by  |  earlier

0 LIKES UnLike

Nursing Math Calculation

Determine pump setting to give 4 gram bolus of MGSO4 over 20 minutes. Solution provided is 10%(50gm/500cc D5W)

 Tags:

   Report

1 ANSWERS


  1. 50 gram/500 cc is the same as 0.1 grams/cc.  If you want 4 grams then you want 40 cc.  If now you want that delivered over 20 minutes, you want 40cc/20min or 2 cc/min.  Set the pump accordingly.

Question Stats

Latest activity: earlier.
This question has 1 answers.

BECOME A GUIDE

Share your knowledge and help people by answering questions.