Question

a nurse is given instructions to give a nitroglycerin drip at 25 mcg/minute. the nitroglycerin is mixed at 60 mg per 600 ml. the flow rate needs to be in ml/hr. complete parts a through c. recall that 1000 mcg = 1 mg a) what is the dosage in milligrams per minute (mg/min)? 0.025 mg/min (type an integer or a decimal.) b) what is the dosage in milligrams per hour, mg/hr? □ mg/hr (type an integer or a decimal.)

Explanation:

Step1: Identify the dosage per minute

From part (a), we know the dosage is \( 0.025 \) mg/min.

Step2: Convert minutes to hours

There are 60 minutes in an hour. To find the dosage per hour, we multiply the dosage per minute by 60.
\[
0.025 \, \text{mg/min} \times 60 \, \text{min/hr} = 1.5 \, \text{mg/hr}
\]

Answer:

\( 1.5 \)