The client, who is 5 years old, has IV fluids at 40 ml/hr and the nurse uses microdrip tubing. Which rate does the nurse use to infuse the client's IV fluid?
1. 20 gtt/min
2. 25 gtt/min
3. 40 gtt/min
4. 60 gtt/min
3
3, 1, 2, and 4. When the nurse uses microdrip tubing, the nurse realizes the infusion rate in drops/minute equals the hourly rate because the drip factor for this tubing is 60 gtts/ml.
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