A child is prescribed to receive an IV antibiotic that is packaged in 100 mL of IV fluids to infuse in one hour. The nurse programs the volumetric infusion pump for what rate?
a. 25 mL/hr c. 50 mL/hr
b. 100 gtt/min d. 100 mL/hr
ANS: D
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A Incorrect: This rate will require four hours for the medication to infuse.
B Incorrect: A pump is programmed based on mL/hr.
C Incorrect: This rate will require two hours for the medication to infuse.
D Correct: If 100 mL are to infuse over an hour, the rate would be 100 mL/hr.
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