A client has received a prescription for a fluid bolus of 0.9% sodium chloride, 200 mL to be infused in 30 minutes. How many mL/hr should the nurse program the infusion pump to deliver? (Please enter the numerical value only.) The question is asking for the rate at which the infusion pump should be programmed to deliver a fluid bolus of 200 mL in 30 minutes. This can be calculated using the formula for rate which is volume divided by time.

Step 1: Convert the volume of fluid to be infused from mL to L (since the rate is usually measured in mL/hr): 200 mL = 200 mL (No conversion needed as the volume is already in mL) Step 2: Convert the time for infusion from minutes to hours (since the rate is usually measured in mL/hr): 30 minutes = 30 ÷ 60 = 0.5 hours Step 3: Calculate the rate (volume ÷ time): Rate = Volume ÷ Time Rate = 200 mL ÷ 0.5 hours Rate = 400 mL/hr The nurse should program the infusion pump to deliver at a rate of 400 mL/hr.