The physician orders 1,000 ml of IV fluid to infuse in 10 hours. The drop factor is 10 drops/ml. The nurse should set the infusion to run at how many drops per minute?
a. 10 drops per minute c. 21 drops per minute
b. 17 drops per minute d. 100 drops per minute
B
The volume of 1,000 ml is to infuse over 10 hours or 100 ml per hour. The 100 ml is to be infused over 60 minutes using an infusion set that delivers 10 drops per minute. Divide 100 ml by 60 and multiply that by 10 to reach the value of 17 drops per minute.
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