A nurse is preparing to administer dextrose 5% water (D5W) 250 ml IV to infuse over 2 hr. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many ml/hr?

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Answer:

The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver 125 ml/hr.

Step-by-step explanation:

The problem states that a nurse is preparing an IV pump to administer 250ml over 2 hours. So how many ml should be administered each hour?

This problem can be solved by this following rule of three.

250 ml - 2 hours

x ml -  1 hours

[tex]2x = 250[/tex]

[tex]x = \frac{250}{2}[/tex]

[tex]x = 125[/tex]ml.

The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver 125 ml/hr.