A nurse is infusing an intravenous antibiotic medication. It is ordered as 100 mg in 50 mL D5W to be infused over 20 minutes. How many drops per minute should be delivered using tubing that delivers 15 gtt per mL? ____________________ drops per minute
Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.
ANS:
38
50 mL 15 gtt = 38 gtt /min
20 minutes 1 mL
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