{"id":137264,"date":"2024-09-12T14:22:49","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T14:22:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=137264"},"modified":"2024-09-12T14:23:42","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T14:23:42","slug":"a-client-is-receiving-heparin-sodium-25000-units-in-250-ml-5-dextrose-iv-at-7-ml-hour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2024\/09\/12\/a-client-is-receiving-heparin-sodium-25000-units-in-250-ml-5-dextrose-iv-at-7-ml-hour\/","title":{"rendered":"The healthcare provider changes the prescription to 900 units\/hour"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A client is receiving “Heparin Sodium 25,000 Units in 250 mL 5% Dextrose” IV at 7 mL\/hour. The healthcare provider changes the prescription to 900 units\/hour. The nurse should program the infusion pump to deliver how many mL\/hour? (Enter numeric value only.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

To determine the correct mL\/hour setting for the infusion pump when changing the prescription from 7 mL\/hour to a specific units\/hour dosage, follow these steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Calculation:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Determine the Concentration of Heparin in the Solution:<\/strong>The heparin concentration is given as 25,000 units in 250 mL of 5% Dextrose.\n
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    • Concentration (units\/mL)<\/strong> = Total units \/ Total volume<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Concentration<\/strong> = 25,000 units \/ 250 mL = 100 units\/mL<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Determine the New Infusion Rate in mL\/hour:<\/strong>The new prescription requires 900 units\/hour.\n
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      • To find out how many mL\/hour will deliver 900 units\/hour, use the concentration calculated:<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Volume required (mL\/hour)<\/strong> = Required units\/hour \/ Concentration (units\/mL)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Volume required<\/strong> = 900 units\/hour \/ 100 units\/mL<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Volume required<\/strong> = 9 mL\/hour<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

        Explanation:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

        Heparin is an anticoagulant administered to prevent and treat thromboembolic disorders. The concentration of heparin in the solution is crucial for accurate dosing. In this scenario, the infusion was initially set at 7 mL\/hour, but the prescription changed to 900 units\/hour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        First, calculate the concentration of heparin in the solution. The given heparin solution has 25,000 units in 250 mL, so each milliliter contains 100 units of heparin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Next, to meet the new prescription of 900 units per hour, determine how many milliliters per hour are needed. By dividing the required units (900) by the concentration (100 units\/mL), you get 9 mL\/hour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Adjusting the infusion pump to deliver 9 mL\/hour ensures that the client receives the prescribed 900 units\/hour of heparin. Accurate programming of the infusion pump is critical in preventing underdosing or overdosing, which could lead to serious complications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Final Answer: 9<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        A client is receiving “Heparin Sodium 25,000 Units in 250 mL 5% Dextrose” IV at 7 mL\/hour. The healthcare provider changes the prescription to 900 units\/hour. The nurse should program the infusion pump to deliver how many mL\/hour? (Enter numeric value only.) The Correct Answer and Explanation is: To determine the correct mL\/hour setting for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","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-137264","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-exams-certification"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137264","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=137264"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137264\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=137264"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=137264"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=137264"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}