The healthcare provider prescribes amiodarone 0.5 mg/min intravenously (IV) for a client with a ventricular dysrhythmia. The IV bag contains amiodarone 360 mg in dextrose 5% in water (D5W) 200 mL. How many mL/hour should the nurse program the infusion pump? (Enter numerical value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest whole number.)

To calculate the infusion rate, we need to use the formula: Infusion rate (mL/h) = Dose (mg/min) x Volume (mL) / Concentration (mg) Plugging in the given values, we get: Infusion rate (mL/h) = 0.5 mg/min x 200 mL / 360 mg Simplifying, we get: Infusion rate (mL/h) = 100 mL / 360 min Converting minutes to hours, we get: Infusion rate (mL/h) = 100 mL / 6 h Dividing both sides by 6, we get: Infusion rate (mL/h) = 16.67 mL/h Rounding to the nearest whole number, we get: Infusion rate (mL/h) = 17 mL/h