Musculoskeletal

NCLEX-PN

Musculoskeletal

Difficulty: Medium Average Score: 71% Simulated

A client recovering from a total hip replacement has developed a deep vein thrombosis. The health-care provider has ordered a continuous infusion of heparin, an anticoagulant, to infuse at 1,200 units per hour. The bag comes with 20,000 units of heparin in 500 mL of 0.9% normal saline. At what rate should the nurse set the pump?

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