How many milliliters per hour should be administered by the nurse?

Heparin is an anticoagulant that is needed by the patient in order to avoid clotting and fatal embolism. The nurse should administer a constant dose of heparin. They can administer it at the rate of 22 ml/hour. They can do this by putting in 50 units per ml of heparin. This will ultimately give a total of one thousand and one hundred units in an hour which is the necessary dose required to prevent risk of thrombus.

However, heparin needs to be administered in an ICU setting where the patient is given a constant dose while being monitored. This is because heparin also increases the risk of bleeding which needs to be closely watched.