In: Nursing
Ordered: TPN is ordered to run at night for 10
hours for a patient with Crohns disease.
Drug Available: TPN bag is 1350 mLs. What would
the RN set the infusion pump to run at?
TPN bag quantity = 1350ml
TPN running time prescribed by Doctor = 10hrs
Infusion running rate = 1350 ÷ 10
= 135ml