HCP orders:  Fentanyl Drip to start at a rateof 4 mcg/min IV for the first 15 minutes.   Monitor the patient’srespiratory status.
 If respiratory rate remains 12-20 bpm then increased by 2 mcg/minq 15 min to a max of 12 mcg/min.

Answer the following:

(a) Calculate the initial pump setting___________

(b) Construct a titration table for thisorder.

Dose Rate
(mcg/min)

IV Rate (mL/hr)

a) 4 mcg/min
b) 6 mcg/min
c) 8 mcg/min
d) 10 mcg/ min
e) 12 mcg/min
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