Anurse is preparing to administer dextrose 5% water (d5w) 250 ml iv to infuse over 2 hr. the nurse should set the iv pump to deliver how many ml/hr?

The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver 125 ml/hr.

Step-by-step explanation:

The problem states that a nurse is preparing an IV pump to administer 250ml over 2 hours. So how many ml should be administered each hour?

This problem can be solved by this following rule of three.

250 ml - 2 hours

x ml -  1 hours

ml.

The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver 125 ml/hr.

x = 17

step-by-step explanation:

1st step: isolate x.

24 - 3x = -27

-24         -24

-3x   =   -51

2nd step: divide.

-3x     =   -51

  3             3

  x       =     17

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