Infusing

Q) Tom Vu has an IV of Normal Saline infusing at 100 mL/hr

It is 2100hr. The doctor has ordered Ifex 100mg (____ mL as per reconstitution) IV Daily.

The directions from the pharmacy indicate that the medication should be added to a 100 mL bag of N/S and infused over 30 minutes. The drop factor is 10 gtt/mL

– Reconstitution instruction:

Add 2 mL of sterile water to the vial to obtain a concentration of 50 mg/mL

1) The flow rate (gtt/min) for this IV medication infusion is ____ gtt/min

2) Document on MAR? How?