How many drops per minute should the nurse regulate a client's intravenous infusion of Lactated Ringer's 125 mL per hour with a drop factor of 15 drops per mL?
What will be an ideal response
31 drops per minute
125 mL/60 minutes ? 15 gtts/mL = 31 gtts/min
You might also like to view...
A nurse has responded to a client's call light and found the client gasping and saying, "I can't get my breath." The nurse applied supplementary oxygen and repositioned the client which led to the relief of the client's symptoms
When documenting this event, the nurse should note that the client was experiencing: A) Bradypnea B) Orthopnea C) Cheyne–Stokes breathing D) Dyspnea
In selecting a toy for a 2-year-old, the nurse would recommend such toys as: (Select all that apply.)
a. Wind-up toys b. Toys with small parts the child can remove c. Toy tools d. Clay or Play-Doh e. Push/pull toys
The nurse is working in the role of client health educator. Based on the information in the image, these concepts are components of which topic?
A) Health B) Wellness C) Well-being D) Fitness
A patient is being evaluated for a possible helminthic infection. The nurse knows that which statement about anthelmintic therapy is true?
a. The drugs may cause severe drowsiness. b. Anthelmintics are very specific in their actions. c. Anthelmintics are effective against broad classes of infestations. d. The drugs are used to treat protozoal infections such as intestinal amebiasis.