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An adolescent with meningococcal meningitis is receiving a continuous IV infusion of penicillin G, which is prescribed as 20 million units in a total volume of 2 liters of normal saline every 24 hours. The pharmacy delivers 10 million units/liter of normal saline. How many ml/hour should the nurse program the infusion pump? (Enter numeric value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest whole number.)

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Correct Answer:

83

Rationale:

🟡Total volume: 2 liters = 2000 mL

🟡 Infusion time: 24 hours

🟡Step 1: Use the formula:

mL/hour=2000 mL/24 hours

83.33

🟡Step 2: Round to the nearest whole number:

83 mL/hour

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