Ordered: heparin infusion 1000 units per hour Available: heparin 20,000 units in 1000 mL 0.9 NaCl solution Agency policy requires that heparin be administered with an infusion pump. IV flow rate the nurse should set on infusion pump:
a. DA equation:
b. Evaluation:
c. Which antidote is used for heparin overdose: vitamin K or protamine sulfate?
d. What are the general SDR guidelines, in units per 24 hours, for IV heparin?
a.
b. Equation is balanced. Only mL per hour remains.
c. Protamine sulfate
d. 1000 units per hr; 20,000 to 40,000 units per 24 hrs. Exceptions are made based on patient need.
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