Adminstering drugs - nurses pls help?
Available: heparin 20,000 U in 250 mL D5W
At what rate will you set your pump?
I do not know what D5W stands for..Some help pls. The answer im getting is 31.25 ml but not sure if that is correct..
Answer:
D5W stands for dextrose 5% water. You are missing a major component to this question. You need the number of hours the doctor wants it to run to figure out the drip rate. So, heparin 2500 units per hour for how many hours? Also, the D5W is not going to factor into the equation at all.
d5w refers to dextrose 5% in water
20,000U/250mL = 80U/mL
2500U/hr divided by 80U/mL = 31.25mL
Seems right to me to set the rate at 31.25mL/hour.
D5W means dextrose 5% in water. and 31.25 is correct so how many min. will you set your pump?
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