Nurses General Nursing
Published Sep 15, 2015
BarbiWatts
9 Posts
Hello,I need help I have a answer but after over of 100 practice questions to make myself better this one has got on my last nerve, I'm sure its easy and maybe I should walk away after 9 hours of this but I need some logic to this one...
The client's heparin drip is ordered to be increased to 2200 units/hour. The heparin drip of 250 ml D5W with 25,000 units of heparin is currently infusing at 1800 units/hour. At how many ml/hour will the heparin drip now infuse?
I know its 22mL/hr but no matter how I set it up a noooooo. please help
Rose_Queen, BSN, MSN, RN
6 Articles; 11,695 Posts
There's extra information in the question that you don't need to calculate it. How are you setting it up?
lavenderskies, BSN
349 Posts
increased to 2200 units/hour. The heparin drip of 250 ml D5W with 25,000 units of heparin is currently infusing at 1800 units/hour.*At how many*ml/hour*will the heparin drip now infuse?*I know its 22mL/hr but no matter how I set it up*
I know its 22mL/hr but no matter how I set it up*
25,000 units/250 mL=100 units/ml
Desired dose of 2,200 units/hr ÷ 100 unit/mL=22 mL
I set up every way but did not know I needed a answer to input to the next part....yeah I so happy
Thank you for showing me the way to set up and why.... I have been doing everything except using the answer to continue to the next part of solving it ....I'm so grateful .......
guest769224
1,698 Posts
Another way to solve it is:
250ml/25,000 units X 2,200 units = 22 ml
Dimensional analysis.
Another way to solve it is:250ml/25,000 units X 2,200 units = 22 mlDimensional analysis.
I was just gonna add that!