You are ordered to administer 2 mg/min of lidocaine to a patient who has received a bolus of lidocaine during cardiac arrest. You have prepared the lidocaine by placing 1 gram in 250cc of D5W. You are utilizing a microdrip (60 gtts/mL) administration set. What is the correct drip rate?
a. 10 gtts/min
b. 20 gtts/min
c. 30 gtts/min
d. 40 gtts/min
c
Rationale: c. The student may utilize information contained in Section 5 of this Chapter. There are different methods to utilize when calculating medication dosages and the student should use the one that works best for them.
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