Using an Intravenous (IV)infusion System That Delivers 60 Drops/L, a Nurse

question 2

Multiple Choice

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

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