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How many units of insulin each hour is being received by the client?

How many units of insulin each hour is being received by the client?

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A client is admitted with a diagnosis of diabetic ketoacidosis. An insulin drip is initiated with 50 units of insulin in 100 ml of normal saline solution. The I.V. is being infused via an infusion pump and the pump is currently set at 10 ml/hour.

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John Smith

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Answered Sep 09, 2016

The correct answer is 5.

Rationale: To determine the number of insulin units the client is receiving per hour, the nurse must first determine the number of units in each ml of fluid (50 units 100 ml = 0.5 units/ml). Next, she multiplies the units/ml by the rate of ml/hour (0.5 units 10 ml/hr = 5 units).

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