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The patient is receiving an IV of LORazepam 100 mg in 500 mL 0.9% NaCl to infuse at 8 mg/hr. The IV is to be titrated by 5 mg/hr every hour until the score on the MINDS alcohol withdrawal protocol is less than 15. The maximum dose of the IV LORazepam is 25 mg/hr. The IV was started at 1300. At 1400, the nurse assesses the patient's score on the MINDS alcohol protocol and determines it to be 19. What does the nurse need to do next? a. Maintain the IV infusion rate at the current mL/hr. b. Increase the IV infusion rate to 45 mL/hr. c. Increase the IV infusion rate to 65 mL/hr. d. Decrease the IV infusion rate to 15 mL/hr.

          The patient is receiving an IV of LORazepam 100 mg in 500 mL 0.9% NaCl to infuse at 8 mg/hr. The IV is to be titrated by 5 mg/hr every hour until the score on the MINDS alcohol withdrawal protocol is less than 15. The maximum dose of the IV LORazepam is 25 mg/hr.

The IV was started at 1300. At 1400, the nurse assesses the patient's score on the MINDS alcohol protocol and determines it to be 19. What does the nurse need to do next?
a.
Maintain the IV infusion rate at the current mL/hr.
b.
Increase the IV infusion rate to 45 mL/hr.
c.
Increase the IV infusion rate to 65 mL/hr.
d.
Decrease the IV infusion rate to 15 mL/hr.

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