The hospitalized client's healthcare provider writes an order for the client to receive 1000 milliliters of normal saline over 7 hours. How many milliliters per hour should the nurse set the IV pump for?
Round the answer to the nearest whole number. _____ milliliters per hour.
143 milliliters per hour
Rationale: 1000 milliliters divided by 7 hours is 142.85714 milliliters per hour. When rounded to the nearest whole number, the answer is 143 milliliters per hour.
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