The nurse is to infuse 100 mL of 5% dextrose and water solution containing an IV antibiotic over 30 minutes. The infusion set delivers 10 gtt/mL. How many drops per minute will the nurse administer?
A) 33 gtt/min
B) 30.3 gtt/min
C) 30 gtt/min
D) 3 gtt/min
A
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Use the following ratio to determine how many drops of fluid to administer per minute:
Using the information from this problem:
Because it is not possible to deliver 0.3 drops, round 33.3 to 33 gtt/min.
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