A patient is to receive 125 mL of intravenous fluid per hour and the drop factor is 10 gtt per mL. The nurse counts the 15-second drip rate to be 8 gtt per minute. What is the nurse's best action?
a. Nothing, the IV flow rate is correct.
b. Turn the rate down to 5 gtt/15 seconds.
c. Turn the rate up to 11 gtt/15 seconds.
d. Turn the rate up to 15 gtt/15 seconds.
B
At 125 mL per hour, the patient should receive 2 mL per minute (125 mL ÷ 60 min). With a drop factor of 10 gtt/mL, the total number of drops per minute should be 20 . The 15-second drop rate should be 5 (20 gtt/min ÷ 4).
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