The healthcare provider prescribes a liter of normal saline IV to be infused over 9 hours for a client who is NPO. The nurse should program the infusion pump to deliver how many mL/hour? (Enter numeric value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest whole number).

Here's how to calculate the rate for the infusion pump: Total volume to infuse: 1 liter (given) Infusion time: 9 hours (given) We need to find the volume delivered per hour (mL/hour) considering the total volume and infusion time. Volume conversion: Since the volume is given in liters, convert it to mL: 1 liter * 1000 mL/liter = 1000 mL Infusion rate (mL/hour): Infusion rate (mL/hour) = Total volume (mL) / Infusion time (hours) Infusion rate (mL/hour) = 1000 mL / 9 hours Infusion rate (mL/hour) = 111.11 mL/hour (round to nearest tenth) Therefore, the nurse should program the infusion pump to deliver approximately 111 mL/hour.