Using an intravenous (IV) infusion system that delivers 60 drops/L, a nurse hangs a 1000-mL bag of 5% dextrose in water (D5W), which the physician has ordered to infuse at 80 mL/hr. It is now 1000
What time should the nurse anticipate the IV will need to be changed?
a. 1800
b. 2000
c. 2030
d. 2230
D
1000 mL (whole volume) รท 80 mL (volume infused per hour) = 12.5 hours. 1000 + 12.5 hours = 2230 . Military times should be used.
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