The nurse is providing care to client who is prescribed IV fluid. The prescription for this cliet is D5/W 2,000 mL IV infuse over 12 h. The drop factor is 10 gtt/mL
How many gtt/min will the client receive? Round to the nearest whole number.
28 gtt/min
Global Rationale: gtt/min = 10 gtt/1 mL x 2000 mL/12 hours x 1 hour/60 min. Multiply the numerators and then divide by the denominators. The client will receive 27.7 or 28 gtt/min.
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