You Are Working in a Surgical Bay Caring for Five

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You are working in a surgical bay caring for five clients under the guidance of a registered nurse. Today, she has asked you to take particular notice of the intravenous fluid management of the clients in your care.
-Mrs Main had surgery yesterday to remove a tumour from her bowel. She is currently having nil by mouth, and has a 1 L bag of 5% dextrose infusing over a 6-hour period. How many ml/hour should be run into the burette each hour?

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