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    Hesi Dosage Calculations Care Proctored Exam
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    The healthcare provider prescribes 1 liter of 0.9% Sodium chloride, USP intravenously to be infused over 12 hours for a client. How many mL/hr should the nurse program the infusion pump to deliver? (Enter numerical value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest whole number.)

    mL\/hour

    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 1000 mL and the time is 12 hours. We can calculate the infusion rate as follows: 1000 mL / 12 hours = 83.3 mL/hour We should round this value to the nearest whole number, which gives us 83 mL/hour.

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