The nurse has a prescription to infuse 1000 mL of 5% dextrose in lactated Ringer's solution at 80 mL per hour. The nurse time-tapes the intravenous (IV) bag with a start time of 0900. After making hourly marks on the time-tape, the nurse should note which completion time for the bag?

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Answer:

21:30

Explanation:

1. Calculate the time required for the solution to infuse

[tex]\text{Time} = \text{1000 mL} \times \dfrac{\text{1 h}}{\text{80 mL}} = \text{12.5 h}[/tex]

2. Convert decimal hours to minutes

[tex]\text{Time} = \text{1000 mL} \times \dfrac{\text{1 h}}{\text{80 mL}} = \text{12.5 h}[/tex]

So, 12.5 h = 12 h 30 min

3. Convert the time to 24 h format

12 h 30 min = 12:30

4. Calculate the completion time

Start time            = 09:00

Infusion time       = 12:30

Completion time = 21:30

The nurse should mark the completion time as 21:30.

The answer to the question is 21:30