Typed solution with explanation The nurse practitioner orders IV dopamine 400 milligrams (mg) in 250 milliliters (ml) of D5W. The IV flow rate is 10 milliliters per hour (ml/h). The client weighs. 50 kilograms (kg)l How many micrograms of dopamine per kilogram per minute (mcg/kg/min) should be infusing? Round to one decimal place.

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The nurse practitioner orders IV dopamine 400 milligrams (mg) in 250 milliliters (ml) of

D5W. The IV flow rate is 10 milliliters per hour (ml/h). The client weighs. 50 kilograms (kg)l How many micrograms of dopamine per kilogram per minute (mcg/kg/min) should be infusing? Round to one decimal place.

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