A physician orders 1000 mL of normal saline to be infused at a rate of 50 mL/hr.The nurse plans on hanging a new bag at what time?
A)2 hours.
B)5 hours.
C)10 hours.
D)20 hours.

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It will take 20 hours for a litre (1000 mL)of fluid to infuse at a rate of 50 mL/hr.After 2 hours,only 100 mL would have infused.After 5 hours,only 250 mL would have infused.At 10 hours,500 mL would have infused.

A Physician Orders 1000 ML of Normal Saline to Be