In: Nursing
an IV of 1000ml D5W containing 20,000 units of heparin has been ordered to infuse at 40 ml/hr. how many units per hour is infusing?
GIVEN DATA,
ML/H=40
TOTAL UNITS ORDERED= 20000
IV SOLUTION =1000 ML
APPLYING THE VALUES, TAKE 'X' AS THE UNITS/ HOUR
20000u/Xu = 1000ml/40 ml
so,
1000X=40(20000)
isolate X and solve:
1000X / 1000=800000/1000
WHILE DIVIDING BY 1000,
X=800000/1000
=800 UNITS/HOUR
HENCE WE PROVE THAT 800 HEPARIN UNITS ARE INFUSED PER HOUR