A physician has ordered a postoperative arthroscopy client to receive a liter of normal saline over 10 hours. What will the hourly infusion rate be for this client's IV?
a. 50 cc/hr c. 100 cc/hr
b. 75 cc/hr d. 125 cc/hr
C
The hourly infusion rate is calculated as follows: total volume divided by # of hours to infuse equals ____ mL/hour infusion rate.
i.e.,
1000cc = 100 cc/hr
10 hours
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