If the client is to receive the entire 250-mL bag of saline with the Solu-Medrol over the next 4 hours and the drop rate of the IV tubing chamber is 15 drops/mL, at what drop rate per minute should you set this IV?
What will be an ideal response?
15 to 16
Rationale: 250 mL divided by 4 hours = 62 to 63 mL per hour, or about 1 mL /minute; 1 mL = 15 drops; the drop rate should be 15 to 16 drops per minute.
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