The nurse plans to administer normal saline to a patient with systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) and hypotension. At which rate would the nurse anticipate administering this fluid?
1. 20 mL/hr
2. 500 mL/hr
3. 100 mL/hr
4. 0.05 mL/kg/hr
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Rationale 1: A rate of 20 mL/hr is too slow.
Rationale 2: Isotonic solutions are administered in 500–1000mL bolus while monitoring vital signs and urinary output.
Rationale 3: Initial fluid administration should be faster than 100 mL/hr.
Rationale 4: The goal is to maintain urine output at 0.4 to 1.0 mL/kg/hr. This is not the IV rate.
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