Questions: A patient with hypotension receives an order for 1000 mL of 0.9% NS over 7 hours. How many mL per hour should the IV pump be programmed for? mL per hour (Round to the nearest whole number.)

A patient with hypotension receives an order for 1000 mL of 0.9% NS over 7 hours. How many mL per hour should the IV pump be programmed for? mL per hour
(Round to the nearest whole number.)

Transcript text: A patient with hypotension receives an order for 1000 mL of $0.9 \%$ NS over 7 hours. How many mL per hour should the IV pump be programmed for? $\qquad$ mL per hour (Round to the nearest whole number.) $\square$

Solution

Solution Steps

To find out how many mL per hour the IV pump should be programmed for, we need to divide the total volume of the solution by the total time in hours. This will give us the rate in mL per hour.

Step 1: Calculate the Rate

To determine the rate at which the IV pump should be programmed, we use the formula:

\[ \text{Rate} = \frac{\text{Total Volume}}{\text{Total Time}} = \frac{1000 \, \text{mL}}{7 \, \text{hours}} \approx 142.8571 \, \text{mL/hour} \]

Step 2: Round the Rate

Next, we round the calculated rate to the nearest whole number:

\[ \text{Rounded Rate} = \text{round}(142.8571) = 143 \, \text{mL/hour} \]