The healthcare provider prescribes regular insulin 8 units/hour intravenously (IV). The IV solution contains 100 units of regular insulin in 100 mL of 0.9% normal saline. How many mL/hour should the nurse program the infusion pump? (Enter numerical value only.)

The healthcare provider prescribes regular insulin 8 units/hour intravenously (IV). The IV solution contains 100 units of regular insulin in 100 mL of 0.9% normal saline, so the concentration of insulin in the IV solution is 1 unit/mL (100 units / 100 mL). Since the healthcare provider prescribes 8 units/hour of insulin, the nurse should program the infusion pump to deliver 8 mL/hour of the IV solution (8 units/hour / 1 unit/