NCLEX Exam NCLEX-PN Topic 2 Question 7 Discussion

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Question #: 7
Topic #: 2

A 50 milliliter (ml) bolus of normal saline fluid is ordered by the physician. The physician wants it to infuse in 30 minutes. The nurse should set the pump rate at:

A100 ml per hour for one hour.

B60 ml per hour for one-half hour.

C120 ml per hour for one hour.

D50 ml per hour for one hour.

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Suggested Answer: A

One hundred ml in one hour equals 50 ml in 30 minutes, which is what the physician prescribed. Choice 2 is 10 ml more than the physician prescribed for 30 minutes. Choice 3 is the same asChoice 2; it is 10 ml more than the physician prescribed for 30 minutes. Choice 4 only provides 25 ml over 30 minutes, or half the volume prescribed.Pharmacological Therapies

by Rima at Jul 08, 2025, 03:18 AM

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Colette

5 days ago

I'm going with Option C. 120 ml per hour for one hour is the closest to the required 50 ml in 30 minutes.

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Alethea

17 days ago

Actually, setting the pump rate at 120 ml per hour for one hour would deliver 120 ml, not the ordered 50 ml bolus. So, the correct answer is B) 60 ml per hour for one-half hour.

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