. The health care provider prescribes vancomycin 200 mg per intravenous piggyback (IVPB) every 6 hours for a child with cancer admitted to the hospital for fever and neutropenia. The pharmacy sends the medication to the unit in a 240-ml bag with direction
to run the medication over 120 minutes. What milliliters per hour will the nurse set the intravenous pump to run the medication over 120 minutes? Fill in the blank and record your answer in a whole number.
_____________
ANS:
120
Perform the calculation.
Convert the minutes to hours = 120/60 = 2 hours
240 ml
________ = 120 ml/hr
2 hours
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