The order calls for the patient to receive 500 mL of intravenous (IV) fluid over 4 hours, and the nurse uses IV tubing with a drop factor at 10 gtts/mL
Which rate should the nurse use on an electronic infusion pump for IV fluids to administer this prescription? a. 125 mL/hr
b. 500 mL/hr
c. 21 gtts/min
d. 32 gtts/min
A
The electronic infusion pump administers fluid in milliliters per hour; thus the nurse programs the pump to infuse 125 mL/hr. The nurse obtains the infusion rate by dividing the total volume to be infused by the number of total hours for the infusion: 500 รท 4 = 125 . If the nurse uses gravity to administer the fluid, he or she should use the roller clamp to limit the drops per minute to 21 gtts/min by using tubing with a drop factor of 10 gtts/mL.
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