(SOLVED) 100 mL 0.9% NS to infuse over 45 min. What is the flow rate (mL/hr)?

Discipline: Nursing

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Question

A provider orders 100 mL 0.9% NS to infuse over 45 min. What is the flow rate (mL/hr)? WRITE IN THE WHOLE NUMBER ONLY!!!!

Expert preview solution


ML to be infused - 100ml


Time duration - 45min


Formula


  • Ml/hr = total volume to be infused/ number of hours
  • As time given in minutes it has to be converted into hours by multiplying 60/1 ( 1 hour has 60 minutes) with that formula.
  • Hence (total volume/time in minutes)×(60/1)
  • (100ml/45min)×(60/1)
  • (100×60)/(45×1)
  • 6000/45 = 133ml per hour to set to infuse 100 Ml in 45 min