Question

a child who is scheduled for a kidney transplant receives a prescription for basiliximab 20 mg iv 2 hours prior to surgery. the medication is available in a 20 mg vial that is reconstituted by adding 5 ml sterile water for injection, and administered as a secondary infusion of normal saline 50 ml to be infused over 30 minutes. the nurse should program the infusion pump to deliver how many ml/hour? (enter the numeric value only as a whole number.)

Explanation:

Step1: Determine total volume to infuse

The medication is reconstituted with 5 mL and then added to 50 mL of normal saline. So total volume \( V = 5 + 50 = 55 \) mL.

Step2: Determine infusion time in hours

The infusion time is 30 minutes. Since 1 hour = 60 minutes, 30 minutes is \( \frac{30}{60}= 0.5 \) hours.

Step3: Calculate infusion rate (mL/hour)

Infusion rate \( R=\frac{V}{t}\), where \( V = 55 \) mL and \( t = 0.5 \) hours. So \( R=\frac{55}{0.5}= 110 \) mL/hour.

Answer:

110