If a client is to receive 10 mg of prochlorperazine over 30 minutes in a 50 ml infusion, what rate should the infusion pump be programmed to?

To determine the correct infusion rate for administering 10 mg of prochlorperazine in a 50 ml solution over a 30-minute period, it is essential to calculate how quickly the fluid needs to be infused.

The first step is to consider the total volume that needs to be infused: 50 ml. This infusion is to be completed over a time frame of 30 minutes. To find the rate in milliliters per hour, it helps to convert the time from minutes to hours. There are 60 minutes in an hour, so 30 minutes is equivalent to 0.5 hours.

Next, we can use the formula to calculate the rate:

Infusion rate (ml/hr) = Total volume (ml) / Time (hr)

Substituting the values we have, the calculation will be:

Infusion rate = 50 ml / 0.5 hr = 100 ml/hr

This means that the infusion pump should be set to deliver the fluid at a rate of 100 ml per hour. This will ensure that the entire volume of 50 ml is infused within the 30-minute timeframe, providing the client with the required dosage of medication effectively and safely. Thus, programming the infusion pump to 100 ml/hr