The charge nurse is doing client rounds and notes a client is receiving blood at a set rate of 100 mL/hr. The blood transfusion has finished and 500 mL of 0.9% NS is hanging as backup
In order to complete the transfusion, the nurse will flush the tubing by infusing 50 mL of the 0.9% NS over 10 minutes. What rate (mL/hr) should the pump be set to for the 0.9% NS infusion?
ANS: 300 mL/hr
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