Calculation of IV Medication Dosage for Infusion

A nurse is administering medication to an adult patient with a weight of 70 kg who has been prescribed a continuous IV infusion of medication at a dosage of 0.1 mg/kg/hr. The nurse needs to program the infusion pump to deliver the medication at the correct rate to maintain therapeutic levels in the patient's system.

Calculate the total dosage of medication the patient will receive in one hour. The fill-in-the-blank statement is: The patient will receive a total of ______ mg of medication in one hour.