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Labor Medications The client is transferred to the labor delivery-recovery (LDR) suite. The antepartur nurse gives report to the LDR nurse and the graduate nurse (GN) who is observing the delivery. A vaginal examination is done. The nurse determines that she is 3cm dilated, 40% etfaced, and the fetal head is at -1 station. The external monitor shows that contractions are occurring every 4 minutes and lasting 70 seconds, and the nurse palpates the quality as strong. The fetal heart rate shows a reassuring pattern. A fingerstick blood glucose (FSBG) is also done on admission. The result is 138 so the obstetriciah prescribes an intravenous insulin drip. The client also receives maintenance IV fluids of DSLR at 125 ml/hr fa bolus is needed, Lactated Ringer's will be used. The obstetrician prescribes 20 units of regular human insulin in 250 mL of normal saline started at 1 unit per hour with hourly dose titration to maintain FSBG between 70 and 90 mg/dL. 1. At what rate should the nurse initially set the intravenous pump? (Enter numeric value only, if rounding is necessary, round to the tonth) Incorrect