The nurse receives an order to administer 3 liters of IV fluid over the next 24 hours. The infusion device would be set to administer how many mL per hour?
____ mL/hour
Record the answer rounding to the nearest whole number.
Correct Answer: 125
The correct answer is obtained by dividing 3,000 mL (total amount of fluid to be administered over the next 24 hours is 3 liters = 3,000 mL) by the number of hours it is to be infused (24). 3,000 divided by 24 = 125 mL/hr.
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