Question: 1. A client weighing 176 pounds is started on a weight-based heparin protocol. The pharmacy provides Heparin Sodium 25,000 Units in 5% Dextrose Injection 500

1. A client weighing 176 pounds is started on a weight-based heparin protocol. The pharmacy provides Heparin Sodium 25,000 Units in 5% Dextrose Injection 500 mL. The sliding scale prescription reads: "Begin the infusion for the client weighing 74 to 80 kg to infuse at 1000 units/hr; more that 80 kg infuse at 1,200 units/hr; less than 74 kg infuse at 800 units/hr." The nurse should regulate the infusion pump at how many ml/hour? (Enter numeric value only)

2. The nurse is initiating a prescription for Dextrose 2.5% in 0.45% Sodium Chloride (Ds 0.5% NS) at 45 ml/hour for a child with dehydration. The nurse attaches a volume-control administration set with a microdrip chamber to the bag of solution. How many microdrops/minute should lie nurse regulate the infusion? (Enter the numerical value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest whole number.) Is it 4.5 rounded up to a whole number which is 5?

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