A patient has an IV of 250 mL 0.9% NaCl (NS) with 25,000 units of heparin infusing at 17 mL/hour. How many units of heparin is the patient receiving per hour?   Order: Nitroglycerin 22 mcg/min with concentration of Nitroglycerin 50 mg in 250 ml of D5W. What do you set the Alaris Pump at in mL/hour?

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A patient has an IV of 250 mL 0.9% NaCl (NS) with 25,000 units of heparin infusing at 17 mL/hour. How many units of heparin is the patient receiving per hour?

 

Order: Nitroglycerin 22 mcg/min with concentration of Nitroglycerin 50 mg in 250 ml of D5W. What do you set the Alaris Pump at in mL/hour?

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