The question reads. The nurse receives an order that reads 1250 D5 W IV at 60 milliliters per hour. Infuse for___________ My answer is 20.83 so I make it a whole number 21 hours. The answer sheet states the answer is 20 hours 50 minutes. Where did I go wrong. I thought answers were rounded off to whole numbers. Is this true? D
Daytonite, BSN, RN 4 Articles; 14,603 Posts Specializes in med/surg, telemetry, IV therapy, mgmt. Has 40 years experience. Apr 12, 2009 An hour can be broken down into 60 minutes. 0.83 of an hour is0.83 x 60 minutes = 49.8 minuteswhich rounds off to 50 minutes. 50 minutes is a whole number.
deemarys 162 Posts Has 8 years experience. Apr 12, 2009 Is there a link where I can get problems like this so I can practice. This is the only problem I got that is both hours and minutes.
Daytonite, BSN, RN 4 Articles; 14,603 Posts Specializes in med/surg, telemetry, IV therapy, mgmt. Has 40 years experience. Apr 12, 2009 the only one i can think of ishttp://www.interactmath.com/ - follow the directions to download the drivers you need to access the software and then choose a textbook of the type of math you want to work problems fromyou want to choose a pre-algebra textbooki am not sure where in the textbook this kind of problem is, but it is there.
