Should nurse set the infusion pump at to infuse initial dose

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Assignment:

The patient is scheduled for augmentation of labor. The health care provider writes the following order for IV Oxytocin:

Initiate oxytocin at 2 milliunits/ minute. Dosage may be increased by 2 mU/min every 30 minutes to a maximum of 20 mU/min.

The pharmacy sent a premixed bag of Oxytocin 30 units in 500 mL Normal Saline. The nurse reassessed the patient 30 minutes after the infusion is initiated and determined it is appropriate to titrate the Oxytocin up by 2 mU/min. How many mL/hr should the nurse set the infusion pump at to infuse the initial dose?

Reference no: EM133503051

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