{"id":134034,"date":"2024-08-26T12:34:04","date_gmt":"2024-08-26T12:34:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=134034"},"modified":"2024-08-26T12:34:04","modified_gmt":"2024-08-26T12:34:04","slug":"a-nurse-is-reviewing-a-clients-prescription-for-1000-ml-of-5-dextrose-in-water-iv-to-infuse-over-8-hr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2024\/08\/26\/a-nurse-is-reviewing-a-clients-prescription-for-1000-ml-of-5-dextrose-in-water-iv-to-infuse-over-8-hr\/","title":{"rendered":"A nurse is reviewing a client’s prescription for 1,000 ml of 5% dextrose in water IV to infuse over 8 hr."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A nurse is reviewing a client’s prescription for 1,000 ml of 5% dextrose in water IV to infuse over 8 hr. At 1400, the nurse observes that there is 500 ml of solution remaining in the client’s current IV bag. At what time should the nurse administer the next bag of IV solution?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A.
1700<\/p>\n\n\n\n

B.
1600<\/p>\n\n\n\n

C.
1500<\/p>\n\n\n\n

D.
1800<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Correct answer and Explanation is:<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The correct answer is B. 1600<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Explanation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To determine the appropriate time to administer the next bag of IV solution, follow these steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \n
  1. Calculate the Infusion Rate:<\/strong>\n
      \n
    • The total volume to be infused is 1,000 ml.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • The infusion time is 8 hours.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • The infusion rate can be calculated as follows:Infusion\u00a0Rate=Total\u00a0VolumeTotal\u00a0Time=1000\u00a0ml8\u00a0hours=125\u00a0ml\/hour\\text{Infusion Rate} = \\frac{\\text{Total Volume}}{\\text{Total Time}} = \\frac{1000 \\text{ ml}}{8 \\text{ hours}} = 125 \\text{ ml\/hour}Infusion\u00a0Rate=Total\u00a0TimeTotal\u00a0Volume\u200b=8\u00a0hours1000\u00a0ml\u200b=125\u00a0ml\/hour<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Determine the Volume Infused by 1400:<\/strong>\n
        \n
      • By 1400, the nurse observes that 500 ml of the solution remains, which means that 500 ml has already been infused.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • To find out how much time has elapsed, calculate:Time\u00a0Elapsed=Volume\u00a0InfusedInfusion\u00a0Rate=500\u00a0ml125\u00a0ml\/hour=4\u00a0hours\\text{Time Elapsed} = \\frac{\\text{Volume Infused}}{\\text{Infusion Rate}} = \\frac{500 \\text{ ml}}{125 \\text{ ml\/hour}} = 4 \\text{ hours}Time\u00a0Elapsed=Infusion\u00a0RateVolume\u00a0Infused\u200b=125\u00a0ml\/hour500\u00a0ml\u200b=4\u00a0hours<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Therefore, the infusion started at:1400\u22124\u00a0hours=10001400 – 4 \\text{ hours} = 10001400\u22124\u00a0hours=1000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Calculate the Time for the Next Bag:<\/strong>\n
          \n
        • Since 500 ml of the solution remains to be infused, the remaining infusion time is:Remaining\u00a0Volume=500\u00a0ml\\text{Remaining Volume} = 500 \\text{ ml}Remaining\u00a0Volume=500\u00a0ml Remaining\u00a0Time=500\u00a0ml125\u00a0ml\/hour=4\u00a0hours\\text{Remaining Time} = \\frac{500 \\text{ ml}}{125 \\text{ ml\/hour}} = 4 \\text{ hours}Remaining\u00a0Time=125\u00a0ml\/hour500\u00a0ml\u200b=4\u00a0hours<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Adding this remaining time to the current time (1400) gives:1400+4\u00a0hours=18001400 + 4 \\text{ hours} = 18001400+4\u00a0hours=1800<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

          However, it\u2019s crucial to understand that the next bag of solution should ideally be started before the current one runs out. Since 500 ml is remaining and it’s expected to last for another 4 hours (until 1800), the next bag should be administered by 1600, giving time for a smooth transition without interruption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Thus, the nurse should administer the next bag of IV solution at 1600<\/strong> to ensure continuous infusion and avoid any interruption in the IV therapy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

          A nurse is reviewing a client’s prescription for 1,000 ml of 5% dextrose in water IV to infuse over 8 hr. At 1400, the nurse observes that there is 500 ml of solution remaining in the client’s current IV bag. At what time should the nurse administer the next bag of IV solution? A.1700 B.1600 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-134034","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-exams-certification"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134034","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=134034"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134034\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=134034"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=134034"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=134034"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}