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A patient receives a prescription for oxytocin 2 milliunits/min intravenously (IV) for labor augmentation. The IV bag contains oxytocin 20 units in lactated Ringer's 1 liter. How many mL/hour should the nurse program the infusion pump to deliver? (Enter numerical value only.)
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Correct Answer:
6
Rationale:
Units into mu = 20 units * 1000 = 20,000 mu
Volume into mL = 1L * 1000 = 1000 mL
( So you have 20000 mu in 1000 mL)
2mu is therefore in (2*1000)/20000 = 0.1 mL per min
mL/hr = 0.1ml/min * 60 min = 6mL/hr
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