Ordered: An anticholinergic, Scopolamine 300 mcg IV stat for a child with nausea and vomiting SDR: 6 mcg per kg per dose up to a maximum of 0.3 mg per dose. May repeat every 6-8 hr. The child's weight is 40 kg
Dilute with an equal volume of sterile water for injection (SWI) and administer by direct IV in-jection over 2 minutes using the syringe calibrations shown. a. SDR for this child:
b. Safe to give or hold and contact prescriber promptly?
c. Total amount of diluted medication in mL to be administered:
d. Total minutes to administer if applicable:
e. mL per min to be administered:
f. Total seconds to administer medication:
g. Total seconds per calibration to administer:
a. SDR: 6 mcg x 40 kg = 240 mcg dose (0.3 mg) is maximum safe dose.
b. Evaluation: Safe to give
c.
d. mL per min = 0.6 mL per min
e. = 0.6 mL per min
f. 2 min = 60 x 2 or 120 seconds
g.
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