The nurse is preparing an IVP dose of prochlorperazine edisylate (Compazine) 10 mg to be given over 4 minutes. The medication available is 5 mg/mL. How many mg of the medication will the nurse provide every 15 seconds?
1. 0.3125 mg
2. 0.625 mg
3. 1.25 mg
4. 2.5 mg
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Rationale 1: mg/sec = 10 mg/4 mins x 1 min/60 seconds x 15 secs. Multiply the numerators and then divide by the denominators. The nurse will provide this client with 0.625 mg every 15 seconds.
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