Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 69%
Simulated
A client receives a prescription for ciprofloxacin 400 mg intravenously (IV) every 12 hours to be infused over an hour. The IV bag contains ciprofloxacin 400 mg in dextrose 5% in water (D5W) 200 mL. The nurse should program the infusion pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (Enter numerical value only.)
Correct answer
200
Rationale
Infusion rate = 200 mL ├À 1 hour = 200 mL/hr. The pump should deliver 200 mL/hr to infuse the entire dose over one hour.