A nurse is preparing to administer heparin 1,000 units/hr via continuous IVinfusion to a client. Available is heparin 25,000 units in 0.9% sodium chloride 250 mL. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr?
(Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
The Correct Answer is ["10"]
IV pump rate (mL/hr) = (units/hr x volume) / total units
In this case, the units/hr is 1,000, the volume is 250 mL, and the total units is 25,000. IV pump rate (mL/hr) = (1,000 x 250) / 250,000
Therefore;
IV pump rate (mL/hr) = 250,000 / 25,000 IV pump rate (mL/hr) = 10
Therefore, the nurse should set the IV pump to deliver 10 mL/hr.
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Correct Answer is ["188"]
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Therefore;
Infusion rate = 1,500 mL / 8 hr Infusion rate = 187.5 mL/hr
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