Lasalle University: School of Nursing and Health Sciences

The hourly output for an infant should be 2-3 mL/Kg. This comes out to 19-29 cc/hour. After notifying the doctor of the medication dosage, he changes the order to read: Acetaminophen 120 mg prn for pain/fever q 4 hours; NSS bolus. He also orders a 250 cc NSS IV bolus stat. Would this bolus be appropriate for Alison? What actions would the nurse ... ................
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