At 1530 the nurse observes 550 mL of IV fluid is yet to be infused for a client receiving 1,000 mL dextrose 0.5% and 0.25% sodium chloride at 88 mL/hour. At what time should the nurse calculate the fluid will be infused based on the 24 hour clock?

The nurse observes that there are 550 mL of IV fluid yet to be infused and the current rate of infusion is 88 mL/hour. Therefore, the time it will take to infuse the remaining fluid is: 88mL/hour550mL​≈6.25hours This is approximately 6 hours and 15 minutes (since 0.25 hour is 15 minutes). The current time is 1530 (or 3:30 PM). Adding 6 hours and 15 minutes to this time, the fluid will be infused by approximately: 1530 + 0615 = 2145 So, the nurse should calculate that the fluid will be infused by 2145 (or 9:45 PM) on the 24-hour clock.