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Order: Vancomycin 750mg IV Q8h. According to the IV drug guide, you need to add the reconstituted 750mg / 15mL vancomycin dose to a 100 mL minibag of 0.9% NS for administration. If you administer the vancomycin using an infusion pump, you need to set an hourly rate. In order to infuse the 100ml minibag in 60 minutes, what hourly rate would you set on the pump?

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          Order: Vancomycin 750mg IV Q8h.  According to the IV drug guide, you need to add the reconstituted 750mg / 15mL vancomycin dose to a 100 mL minibag of 0.9% NS for administration. If you administer the vancomycin using an infusion pump, you need to set an hourly rate.  In order to infuse the 100ml minibag in 60 minutes, what hourly rate would you set on the pump?

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The total volume to be infused includes the volume of the reconstituted vancomycin (15 mL) plus the volume of the 0.9% NS minibag (100 mL). However, since the reconstituted vancomycin will be added to the minibag, the total volume to be infused is simply the Show more…

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Order: Vancomycin 750mg IV Q8h. According to the IV drug guide, you need to add the reconstituted 750mg / 15mL vancomycin dose to a 100 mL minibag of 0.9% NS for administration. If you administer the vancomycin using an infusion pump, you need to set an hourly rate. In order to infuse the 100ml minibag in 60 minutes, what hourly rate would you set on the pump?