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    Hesi Dosage Calculations Care Proctored Exam
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    A client receives a prescription for vancomycin 1 gram intravenously (IV) every 12 hours, which is to be infused over 2 hours. The IV bag contains vancomycin 1 gram in 250 mL of dextrose 5% in water (D,W). The nurse should program the infusion pump to deliver how many mL/hour? (Enter numerical value only.)

    mL

    Explanation & Rationale

    To calculate the infusion rate in mL/hour, we can use the following formula: Infusion rate (mL/hour) = Volume (mL) / Time (hours) In this case, the volume is 250 mL and the time is 2 hours. We can calculate the infusion rate as follows: 250 mL / 2 hours = 125 mL/hour

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