Mrs Ellie Collins has been admitted to the ward for abdominal surgery in the morning. She has informed the medical officer that she smokes 25 cigarettes each day and has been on the contraceptive pill for 10 years. You have been asked to follow through with her care for the next two days, with some guidance from the registered nurse.
-Her second bag of intravenous fluid, 5% dextrose, is due to commence. This 1 L bag is to last for 8 hours. The volume/hour required from this order is

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To calculate the volume per hour required for the 1 L bag of 5% dextrose to last 8 hours, divide the total volume (1000 ml) by the number of hours (8). This gives 1000 ml / 8 hours = 125 ml/hour.

Mrs Ellie Collins Has Been Admitted to the Ward for Abdominal