Ordered: Heparin Infusion 1500 Units Per Hour

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Essay

Ordered: heparin infusion 1500 units per hour
Available: heparin 20,000 units in 1000 mL Ringer's solution
When the nurse arrives on duty,the IV is flowing at 125 mL per hour.
How many units per hour are being infused?
A)DA equation:
B)Evaluation: IV flow rate the nurse should have set on the infusion pump based on the order:
C)DA equation:
D)Evaluation of math and flow rate:

• A)DA equation:
• B)Evaluation: IV flow rate the nurse should have set on the infusion pump based on the order:
• C)DA equation:
• D)Evaluation of math and flow rate:

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