A client weighing 33 lbs.is prescribed cefazolin sodium (Ancef)25 mg/kg/hr.The medication is in 100 mL of 0.9% normal saline and the nurse is using a drop factor of 10 gtts/ml.How many gtts/min should this client receive?

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First determine the dose that the client is to receive per hour by dividing the weight in lbs.by 2.2 and then multiplying by 50 mg or 33/2.2 x 25 = 375 mg.Then solve the equation 375 mg/100 mL x 10 gtts/ml = 37.5 or 38 gtts/min.
Global rationale: First determine the dose that the client is to receive per hour by dividing the weight in lbs.by 2.2 and then multiplying by 50 mg or 33/2.2 x 25 = 375 mg.Then solve the equation 375 mg/100 mL x 10 gtts/ml = 37.5 or 38 gtts/min.

A Client Weighing 33 Lbs