N601 Saunders Fundamentals Medications & IV Calculations Week 7

N601: Saunders Fundamentals Medications & IV Calculations Week 7. Questions & Answers. Rationale Provided. Last document update:   ago

Saunders Fundamentals Medications/IV Calculation 1) The nurse is completing a time tape for a 1000-mL intravenous (IV) bag that is scheduled to infuse over 8 hours. The nurse has just placed the 1100 marking at the 500-mL level. The nurse would place the mark for 1200 at which numerical level (mL) on the time tape? Fill in the blank. _______ mL Correct answer: 375 mL Rationale: If the IV is scheduled to run over 8 hours, the hourly rate is 125 mL/hour. Using 500 mL as the reference poin...