2- The nurse is caring for a client receiving a heparin infusion containing
25,000 units heparin in 250 mL 5% dextrose in water. The activated
partial thromboplastin time (APTT) is 48 seconds. Standing orders for
the infusion indicate the infusion should be increased by 100 units per
hour if the APTT is less than 50 seconds. The nurse should increase the
nfusion by
mL/hour.
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