The physician orders 4,000 mL of IV solution to infuse over the next 24 hours. The nurse prepares the infusion using a 15 drop-per-milliliter solution set
How many drops per minute will the nurse count to deliver the proper amount of IV solution by gravity flow? 1. 41
2. 25
3. 42
4. 26
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Rationale: Calculate the IV drip rate by taking the amount to be infused (4,000) and dividing it by the time it is to infuse (24 hours), then divide by 60 to get mL per minute, then multiply by 15 to get the drip rate: 4,000 ÷ 24 = 166.66 ÷ 60 = 2.77 X 15 = 41.66, which rounds to 42.
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