Cardiovascular

NCLEX-PN

Cardiovascular

Difficulty: Medium Average Score: 72% Simulated

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The client with atrial flutter is receiving a continuous infusion of 25,000 units of heparin in 500 mL of 5% dextrose at a rate of 12 mL per hour. The a PTT laboratory result is 92 seconds. According to the heparin infusion protocol, the nurse should administer the heparin infusion at a rate of how many mL per hour?

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