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The answer to the question is option e. 1.4 mL/hr.The rate of infusion can be calculated using the formula:Rate (mL/hr) = Dose (mg/hr) / Concentration (mg/mL)Since the nurse is to run bumetanide at a rate of 1 mg/hr and we don't know the concentration of bumetanide, we cannot calculate the rate in mL/hr.However, it is given that the nurse has to administer the last vials of bumetanide that are on a shortage. This implies that the concentration of bumetanide is fixed for all the vials of bumetanide. Therefore, we can find the concentration of bumetanide by checking the label of the vial.If the concentration is, for example, 0.1 mg/mL, thenRate (mL/hr) = 1 mg/hr / 0.1 mg/mL = 10 mL/hrBut since the concentration is not given, we can use another method to find the rate in mL/hr. We know that bumetanide is being administered at a rate of 1 mg/hr. This means that in one hour, the patient should receive 1 mg of bumetanide. Now, the volume of solution that contains 1 mg of bumetanide will depend on the concentration of bumetanide.Let's assume that the concentration of bumetanide is 1 mg/mL. This means that in one mL of the solution, there is 1 mg of bumetanide. Therefore, to administer 1 mg of bumetanide, we need to infuse 1 mL of the solution. But the nurse is to run bumetanide at a rate of 1 mg/hr. Therefore, the nurse should infuse 1 mL of the solution in one hour or 60 minutes. This means that the rate of infusion should be 1 mL/60 min = 0.0167 mL/min or approximately 1.4 mL/hr.Therefore, the nurse should set the pump at a rate of 1.4 mL/hr.
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