Safe medication infusion rate

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IV pumps are calculated to run in ML/HR, and only recognize ML/HR. In order to infuse an IVPB medication, nurses need to know how fast (over what period of time) a specific medication can safely be run, in order to convert to ML/HR and set the pump for ML/HR. You need to look that time frame up in a drug book. EXAMPLE: Ciprofloxacin-can safely be given/run over 60 minutes. It is in a 100 ml bag. The dose of the drug doesn't matter in the equation. ML 100 ML X 60 min = 6000/60= 100 ML/HR HR 60 min 1 hour The highlighted number is from the drug book...how fast can I safely run ciprofloxacin? Over 60 minutes Using this equation, and the info from your drug book on how fast to run these medications, calculate the following: Remember, you need to know the safe medication infusion rate before you can work the equation.

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