The health care provider has prescribed an initial rate of 1 milliunits (mU)/min of diluted Pitocin to be started on a client having a contraction stress test (CST)
What mL/hr will the nurse set the infusion pump if the dilution of the Pitocin is 10 units of Pitocin in 1000 mL of 0.25 normal saline? Record your answer as a whole number. ___________ mL/hr
What will be an ideal response?
ANS:
6
10 units of Pitocin in 1000 mL of 0.25 normal saline = 10,000 mU/1,000 mL, or 10 milliunits/1 mL. Cross-multiply to get 1 mU/X mL:
10:1::1:X = 10X = 1
X = 0.1 mL/min
Multiply by 60 minutes to get the amount infused per hour:
0.1 ´ 60 = 6 mL/hr
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