An adolescent with meningococcal meningitis is receiving a continuous IV infusion of penicillin G, which is prescribed as 20 million units in a total volume of 2 liters of normal saline every 24 hours. The pharmacy delivers 10 milion units/liter of normal saline. How many mL/hour should the nurse program the infusion pump? (Enter numeric value only. It rounding is required, round to the nearest whole number.)

Given Information: Prescribed dose: 20 million units in 2 liters of normal saline over 24 hours Concentration of penicillin G solution: 10 million units/liter Calculate the total volume of the infusion Total volume = 2 liters = 2000 mL Calculate the infusion rate in mL/hour Infusion rate = Total volume / Infusion time Infusion rate = 2000 mL / 24 hours = 83.33 mL/hour Round to the nearest whole number (as instructed) Infusion rate = 83 mL/hour