The following is the correct rate of flow for the IV solution: b. 133 mL/hr
Nurse Susan is caring for Matthew who is to receive IV fluids using an infusion pump with the volume set at 200 mL for 90 minutes. Which of the following is the correct rate of flow for the IV solution?
Gastroenteritis also known as infectious diarrhea is inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract. Gastroenteritis is the stomach and small intestine. Symptoms of Gastroenteritis may include diarrhea, vomiting and abdominal pain. Whereas dehydration is the condition that occured when the loss of body fluids, mostly water, exceeds the amount that is taken in. With dehydration, more water is moving out of individual cells and then out of the body, than the water amount that is taken in through drinking.
The following is the correct rate of flow for the IV solution: b. 133 mL/hr
IV solutions are available in 25 ml until 1000 ml bags. The frequency, duration, amount, and additives to solution have to be ordered by a physician or nurse practitioner
Grade: 9
Subject: biology
Chapter: Gastroenteritis and Dehydration
Keywords: Gastroenteritis, Dehydration, precautions, isolation, admission assessment
