{"id":133450,"date":"2024-08-22T23:24:30","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T23:24:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=133450"},"modified":"2024-08-22T23:24:32","modified_gmt":"2024-08-22T23:24:32","slug":"a-nurse-is-preparing-to-administer-0-9-sodium-chloride-100-ml-iv-to-infuse-over-15-min","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2024\/08\/22\/a-nurse-is-preparing-to-administer-0-9-sodium-chloride-100-ml-iv-to-infuse-over-15-min\/","title":{"rendered":"A nurse is preparing to administer 0.9% sodium chloride 100 mL IV to infuse over 15 min"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A nurse is preparing to administer 0.9% sodium chloride 100 mL IV to infuse over 15 min. 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.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Answer and Explanation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Correct Answer is [&#8220;400 mL\\\/hr&#8221;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To calculate the infusion rate in mL\/hr, you can use the following formula:Flow&nbsp;rate&nbsp;(mL\/hr)=(Volume&nbsp;to&nbsp;be&nbsp;infused&nbsp;(mL)Time&nbsp;(hours))\\text{Flow rate (mL\/hr)} = \\left(\\frac{\\text{Volume to be infused (mL)}}{\\text{Time (hours)}}\\right)Flow&nbsp;rate&nbsp;(mL\/hr)=(Time&nbsp;(hours)Volume&nbsp;to&nbsp;be&nbsp;infused&nbsp;(mL)\u200b)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Volume to be infused:<\/strong> 100 mL<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Time:<\/strong> 15 minutes = 15\/60 hours = 0.25 hours<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, plug in the values:Flow&nbsp;rate&nbsp;(mL\/hr)=(100&nbsp;mL0.25&nbsp;hours)=400&nbsp;mL\/hr\\text{Flow rate (mL\/hr)} = \\left(\\frac{100 \\text{ mL}}{0.25 \\text{ hours}}\\right) = 400 \\text{ mL\/hr}Flow&nbsp;rate&nbsp;(mL\/hr)=(0.25&nbsp;hours100&nbsp;mL\u200b)=400&nbsp;mL\/hr<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Answer: 400 mL\/hr<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Explanation:<\/strong> The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver 400 mL\/hr to infuse 100 mL of 0.9% sodium chloride over 15 minutes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A nurse is preparing to administer 0.9% sodium chloride 100 mL IV to infuse over 15 min. 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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