A client scheduled for coronary artery bypass surgery is to receive an intravenous (IV) infusion of 1 gram cefazolin in 50 ml. 0.9% sodium chloride, USP over 30 minutes. The nurse should program the infusion pump to deliver how many mL/hour? (Enter numeric value only, as a whole number.)

The medication is to be administered over 30 minutes, so if we want to find out the rate in mL/hour, we need to double the total volume because there are 60 minutes in an hour. Therefore, the infusion pump should be set to deliver 50mL/30minutes ​× 60minutes / hour = 100mL/hour So, the answer is 100. The nurse should program the infusion pump to deliver 100 mL/hour