Hesi Medical Dosage Calculation
Hesi Medical Dosage Calculation ( 53 Questions)
A client is receiving a 200 mL bolus of 0.9% normal saline (NS) to be infused over 20 minutes. The nurse should set the Infusion pump to deliver how many mL/hour? (Enter numeric value only.)
To calculate the infusion rate in mL/hour, you can use the formula:
\[ \text{Infusion Rate (mL/hour)} = \frac{\text{Volume (mL)}}{\text{Time (hours)}} \]
In this case, the volume is 200 mL, and the time is 20 minutes. Convert 20 minutes to hours by dividing by 60:
\[ \text{Time (hours)} = \frac{20 \, \text{minutes}}{60} \]
Now, plug these values into the formula:
\[ \text{Infusion Rate (mL/hour)} = \frac{200 \, \text{mL}}{\frac{20 \, \text{minutes}}{60}} \]
\[ \text{Infusion Rate (mL/hour)} = \frac{200 \, \text{mL}}{\frac{1}{3}} \]
To divide by a fraction, multiply by its reciprocal:
\[ \text{Infusion Rate (mL/hour)} = 200 \, \text{mL} \times \frac{3}{1} \]
\[ \text{Infusion Rate (mL/hour)} = 600 \, \text{mL/hour} \]
So, the nurse should set the infusion pump to deliver 600 mL/hour.