{"id":141930,"date":"2024-09-21T09:39:57","date_gmt":"2024-09-21T09:39:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=141930"},"modified":"2024-09-21T09:40:00","modified_gmt":"2024-09-21T09:40:00","slug":"a-physician-ordered-reglan-metoclopramide-10-mg-to-be-mixed-with-50-ml-normal-saline-and-infused-over-15-minutes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2024\/09\/21\/a-physician-ordered-reglan-metoclopramide-10-mg-to-be-mixed-with-50-ml-normal-saline-and-infused-over-15-minutes\/","title":{"rendered":"A physician ordered Reglan (metoclopramide) 10 mg to be mixed with 50 mL normal saline and infused over 15 minutes."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A physician ordered Reglan (metoclopramide) 10 mg to be mixed with 50 mL normal saline and infused over 15 minutes. A nurse must set the IV pump to deliver the medication per mL\/hr as ordered.<br>At what rate should the solution be administered?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A.<br>200 mL\/hr<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>B.<br>100 mL\/hr<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>C.<br>50 mL\/hr<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>D.<br>300 mL\/hr<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>E.<br>300 mL\/hr<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-6-color\">The Correct answer and Explanation is:<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To determine the rate at which the solution should be administered, we need to first calculate the total volume to be infused and the time over which it will be infused.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Given:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Total Volume<\/strong> = 50 mL of normal saline (NS) + 10 mg of Reglan (this is mixed with the saline, but for the volume calculation, we consider only the saline)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Total Volume to Infuse<\/strong> = 50 mL<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Time for Infusion<\/strong> = 15 minutes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Steps to Calculate the Rate:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Convert Time to Hours<\/strong>: Since the infusion rate is typically expressed in mL\/hr, we convert 15 minutes to hours:15\u00a0minutes=1560=0.25\u00a0hours15 \\text{ minutes} = \\frac{15}{60} = 0.25 \\text{ hours}15\u00a0minutes=6015\u200b=0.25\u00a0hours<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Calculate the Infusion Rate<\/strong>: To find the infusion rate (in mL\/hr), we use the formula:Infusion\u00a0Rate\u00a0(mL\/hr)=Total\u00a0Volume\u00a0(mL)Time\u00a0(hr)\\text{Infusion Rate (mL\/hr)} = \\frac{\\text{Total Volume (mL)}}{\\text{Time (hr)}}Infusion\u00a0Rate\u00a0(mL\/hr)=Time\u00a0(hr)Total\u00a0Volume\u00a0(mL)\u200bSubstituting the values we have:Infusion\u00a0Rate=50\u00a0mL0.25\u00a0hr=200\u00a0mL\/hr\\text{Infusion Rate} = \\frac{50 \\text{ mL}}{0.25 \\text{ hr}} = 200 \\text{ mL\/hr}Infusion\u00a0Rate=0.25\u00a0hr50\u00a0mL\u200b=200\u00a0mL\/hr<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusion:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver the medication at <strong>200 mL\/hr<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Explanation of Answer Choices:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>A. 200 mL\/hr<\/strong>: This is the correct answer based on our calculations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>B. 100 mL\/hr<\/strong>: This rate would not adequately deliver the entire volume within the prescribed time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>C. 50 mL\/hr<\/strong>: This would take too long (1 hour) to administer the 50 mL.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>D. 300 mL\/hr<\/strong>: This would infuse too quickly and may cause complications or discomfort.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>E. 300 mL\/hr<\/strong>: Again, this is too fast and not necessary for the medication delivery.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Thus, the correct rate for administering the solution is <strong>200 mL\/hr<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A physician ordered Reglan (metoclopramide) 10 mg to be mixed with 50 mL normal saline and infused over 15 minutes. A nurse must set the IV pump to deliver the medication per mL\/hr as ordered.At what rate should the solution be administered? 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