The provider has ordered norepinephrine (Levophed) for a 62-year-old client that weighs 209 pounds. Order: 0.3 – 30 mcg/min, initiate at the lowest dose, then titrate to effect. The nurse has 15 gtt/mL pump tubing and 2 mg of norepinephrine in 250 mL D5W. At what rate does the nurse initiate the IV pump? (Round to the nearest tenth of a decimal point, e.g., 0.0)
[Answered]: The provider has ordered norepinephrine (Levophed)…
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