NURSES and DOCTORS drug calculation?

Question

Is this right?

1. An IV of LR 1000 ml. with 20 units Pitocin is to be infused @ 150 ml/hr. using 10 gtt./ml. tubing. How many

gtts./ min.?

Formula: Amt. to be infused X gtt. factor/ min.

150 X 10/60min

= 25 gtts./ min.

Answer 1

be sure if it is an infant you use the diluted medicine you all seem to get that wrong too often  

Answer 2

Your answer is correct.  

The other issue of course is to know how much of the medication the patient is receiveing and to recognize if it is a safe dose.

So in this case, there are 20 units Pitocin in 1000 cc, which = 1 unit of pitocin in 50 ml, the patient is therefore receiving 3 units of pitocin per hour. From my understanding (I am not an ObGyn nurse) this is within the expected dosage range.