The nurse is reviewing the medication order for a patient wh…

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The nurse is reviewing the medicаtiоn оrder fоr а pаtient who is to receive a dopamine infusion for the management of hypotension. Provider’s Order:Initiate a dopamine infusion at 5 mcg/kg/min, and titrate by 2 mcg/kg/min every 10 minutes to maintain a systolic blood pressure above 100 mmHg. Do not exceed a maximum dose of 20 mcg/kg/min. The medication is supplied as 400 mg dopamine in 250 mL D5W.  Question:The nurse verifies that the infusion pump should be adjusted to administer a titrated dose of 9 mcg/min. At what rate should the nurse set the pump in mL/hour? Enter numeric value only. Round to the nearest whole number as appropriate.

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