* A lubricant. Zinc Stearate is a zinc soap known for repelling water, and is used in the cosmetics and personal care industries as a lubricant. It is an insoluble salt made of commercial stearic acid, a mild fatty acid used as an emollient and lubricant, and is often combined with zinc oxide.
Calculating Intermittent IV Push Rate â¢ Use 1 mL syringe to draw up 0.75 mL of Ativan 4 mg per mL â¢ Infuse via IV push at rate of 0.13 mL every 15 seconds for total of 1 minutes 12. Copyright Â© 2011 Delmar, Cengage Learning. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Calculating IV Flow Rate 1. Think â Controller set by rate of mL per hour â If 50 mL is to be infused in 30 minutes: â¢ 100 mL will be infused in 60 minutes â¢ Set rate of controller at 100 mL per hour to infuse 50 mL in 30 minutes. Copyright Â© 2011 Delmar, Cengage Learning.
I'm a new grad working on a medical-surgical unit. I generally mix IV push meds in a normal saline flush and label the flush so I don't mix them up. Ex: 2 mg of morphine comes in 1 ml vial. I find it difficult to push 1 ml over 5 minutes so I add the solution to 5-10 ml of normal saline. My preceptor saw me do this the other day on a patient with fluids running (0.9 NS or LR- can't remember) and told me I shouldn't mix the med in normal saline.