A client receives a prescription for heparin 320 units/hour. The available solution is labeled Heparin Sodium 20,000 Units in 5% Dextrose Injection 500 mL The nurse should program the infusion pump to deliver how many mL/hour? (Enter numeric value only.)

Given: Ordered infusion rate: 320 units/hour Concentration of Heparin: 20,000 units in 500 mL (40 units/mL) Formula: Infusion rate (mL/hr) = Infusion rate (units/hr) / Concentration (units/mL) Step 1: Calculate the infusion rate in mL/hr: Infusion rate (mL/hr) = 320 units/hr / 40 units/mL Infusion rate (mL/hr) = 8 mL/hr