A patient is to receive trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (Septra) intravenously. The drug is mixed in 250 mL of D5W and is to be administered over 90 minutes
With a drop factor of 15 gtt/mL, how many drops per minute will the nurse set for the correct infusion rate? a. 10
b. 20
c. 30
d. 40
D
At a rate of 250 mL in 90 minutes, the drug must infuse at 2.7 mL per minute (250 mL รท 90 mi-nutes = 2.7 mL/min). With 15 drops equaling 1 mL, 2.7 mL ?15 = 40.5 gtt/min, rounded down to 40 gtt/min.
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