The healthcare provider prescribes ganciclovir 375 mg intravenously (IV) every 12 hours to infuse over 90 minutes. The pharmacy delivers ganciclovir 375 mg in a 150 mL IV bag. How many mL/hour should the nurse program the infusion pump? (Enter a whole number only.)

To answer this question, the nurse needs to calculate the infusion rate for the ganciclovir IV bag. The infusion rate is the amount of fluid that is delivered per unit of time, usually expressed in mL/hour. To find the infusion rate, the nurse can use the following formula: Infusion rate (mL/hour) = Volume (mL) / Time (hour) In this case, the volume is 150 mL and the time is 90 minutes or 1.5 hours. Plugging these values into the formula, we get: Infusion rate (mL/hour) = 150 mL / 1.5 hour Infusion rate (mL/hour) = 100 mL/hour Therefore, the nurse should program the infusion pump to deliver 100 mL/hour of ganciclovir IV solution.