Heparin IV Infusion Dosage Calculation
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A nurse is preparing to administer heparin 900 units/hr via IV infusion. The amount available is heparin 25,000 units in 500 mL 5% dextrose in water. 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.)
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A nurse is preparing to administer heparin at nine hundred units per hour through an intravenous infusion. We need to find the pump speed in milliliters per hour.
Dosage Calculation: Heparin IV Infusion
Let's list the known values from the problem description.
Our goal is to find the flow rate in milliliters per hour. We can use the standard formula: the desired dose divided by the amount on hand, then multiplied by the volume.
Now, let's plug our values into this formula.
Step-by-Step Calculation
First, we can simplify the fraction by canceling out extra zeros to make the division easier.
Next, we multiply nine over two hundred fifty by five hundred.
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