A client is to be started on a heparin intravenous infusion at 2,000 units per hour. On hand is an IV bag labeled 25,000 units/ 250 mL. At what rate (mL/hour) will the nurse set the pump? (Answer to the nearest whole number)

Identify the total units of heparin in the bag: The IV bag contains 25,000 units of heparin in 250 mL. Identify the desired hourly dose: The client is ordered to receive 2,000 units of heparin per hour. Calculate the mL containing 2,000 units: We can set up a proportion: (25,000 units) / (250 mL) = (2,000 units) / (x mL) Solving for x, we get: x = (2,000 units x 250 mL) / 25,000 units x = 20 mL