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The client has insulin infusion 100 units of insulin in 100 mls of normal saline. The dose in 5 units per hour. How many mls per hour will the nurse program the pump to run?
Calculation of ml/hr.
ml/hr = Volume(ml)/Time(hr).
Calculation of volume(ml).
Volume(ml) = Desired dose/Dose in hand * Quantity.
Here
Desired dose = 5 units.
Dose in hand = 100 units.
Quantity = 100 ml.
As per above formula
Volume(ml) = 5/100 * 100
= 0.05 * 100
= 5 ml.
Time(hr) = 1 hr
So
ml/hr = 5 ml/hr.