A Type 1 diabetic patient is to receive a continuous IV infusion of 15 units of Regular Insulin/hour. Pharmacy sends 125 units of Regular insulin in 250 ml NS.The nurse programs the infusion pump to how may ml/hr
To calculate the rate at which the insulin infusion should be programmed on the pump, you can use the following formula:
(units required per hour / total units in bag) x volume of bag (ml)
In this case, the units required per hour is 15 units, the total units in the bag is 125 units, and the volume of the bag is 250 ml.
(15 units / 125 units) x 250 ml = 30 ml/hr
Therefore, the nurse should program the infusion pump to deliver 30 ml/hr in order to provide the patient with a continuous IV infusion of 15 units of Regular Insulin per hour.