Calculating Glucose Delivery in TPN

A patient is receiving Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN) comprising a solution with 10% dextrose. The prescribed regimen is to provide 2000 mL of TPN over 24 hours. The nurse is required to determine the glucose delivery per hour in grams. To find this, remember that each 100 mL of a 10% dextrose solution contains 10 grams of dextrose. Fill in the blank with the correct total glucose delivery per hour:

___ grams/hour