A patient is admitted to the Emergency Department with a blood glucose of 304 mg/dl and has a healthcare provider order to start an insulin infusion at 4 units/hour. The nurse adds 100 units of Regular Insulin to a 100mL infusion bag of 0.9% Sodium Chloride. At what rate will the nurse set the volumetric pump? Round your answer to the nearest one tenth of a mL/hour.

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A patient is admitted to the Emergency Department with a blood glucose
of 304 mg/dl and has a healthcare provider order to start an insulin
infusion at 4 units/hour. The nurse adds 100 units of Regular Insulin
to a 100mL infusion bag of 0.9% Sodium Chloride.
At what rate will the nurse set the volumetric pump?
Round your answer to the nearest one tenth of a mL/hour.
DEC
tv
mL/hr
A
NEXT
Transcribed Image Text:330 Carefully read the question. Enter your answer below and click NEXT to continue. A patient is admitted to the Emergency Department with a blood glucose of 304 mg/dl and has a healthcare provider order to start an insulin infusion at 4 units/hour. The nurse adds 100 units of Regular Insulin to a 100mL infusion bag of 0.9% Sodium Chloride. At what rate will the nurse set the volumetric pump? Round your answer to the nearest one tenth of a mL/hour. DEC tv mL/hr A NEXT
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