The healthcare provider prescribes oxytocin, 0.5 million units per minute for a client and labor. 1 L ringers is lactate. With 10 units of oxytocin is infusing the nurse program the infusion pumped. How many milliliters per hour.
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- 0.5 million units per minute = 0.5 x 1,000,000 units/minute = 500,000 units/minute. - To convert to units per hour, multiply by 60 minutes: 500,000 units/minute x 60 minutes/hour = 30,000,000 units/hour. Show more…
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