Order: 1000 mL of lactated Ringer's (LR) solution to be administered in 6 hours Available: 1 L LR Macrodrip set labeled 10 gtt/mL a. How many mL of LR will be infused in 1 hour? b. How many drops per minute (gtt/min) will the patient receive?
What will be an ideal response?
ANS:
a. 167 (1000 mL ÷ 6 = 166.6 = 167 mL)
b. 28 ([167 ? 10 gtt] ÷ 60 min = 27.8 or 28 gtt/min)
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