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A client who weighs 175 pounds is receiving an IV bolus dose of Heparin 80 units/kg. The Heparin is available in a 2mL vial, labeled 10,000 units/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer? (If rounding, round to the nearest tenth).
Please show your work.
Body weight=175ib
Ordered dose=80units/kg
Calculation of total units of heparin is
Calculation of total ml of heparin is
so we should administer 1.3 ml of heparin as IV bolus .