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Loc weighs 14 pounds. The HCP prescribes an IV infusion of 5% dextrose in 1/4 normal saline to be infused at 8mL/kg/hr. How many mL of the prescribed solution should the nurse infuse each hour?

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Loc weighs 14 pounds. The HCP prescribes an IV infusion of 5% dextrose in 1/4 normal saline to be infused at 8mL/kg/hr. How many mL of the prescribed solution should the nurse infuse each hour?

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50.88 mL

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