Ordered: heparin infusion 1500 units per hour Available: heparin 20,000 units in 1000 mL Ringer's solution When the nurse arrives on duty, the IV is flowing at 125 mL per hour. How many units per hour are being infused?
a. DA equation:
b. Evaluation: IV flow rate the nurse should have set on the infusion pump based on the order:
c. DA equation:
d. Evaluation of math and flow rate:
a.
b. Equation is balanced. Flow rate is excessive.
c.
d. Equation is balanced. Flow rate needs to be lowered to 75 mL per hour. Notify prescriber promptly. Monitor aPTT levels; monitor patient for bleeding. Document per agency policy.
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