althcare provider prescribes a continuous intravenous infusion of Dextrose 5% in 0.45% sodium chloride ((D5 1/2 NS) with KCL 2 ml to be infused over 8 hours. How many ml/hour should the nurse program the infusion pump? (Enter numeric value only. If s required, round to the nearest whole number.)​

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Is the total volume 2ml? The smallest bag of fluids on a typical unit is 250ml. But how you would solve this calculation is by taking the total volume (in mL) of the bag being infused and divide it by the number of hours (8). If the total volume being infused is 2 mL then your equation would be:
2/8= 0.25ml/hr. Technically on an IV pump you can’t do decimals so that’s why it tells you to round up. A usually amount of fluids to be infused is 1 L or 1000ml so if that were the case, then you use the same set up equation: 1000/8= 125 mL/hr. Hope that helps!