A patient with diabetic ketoacidosis is to receive a continuous infusion of regular insulin. The physician orders 1 L of 5% dextrose and water solution to run at 150 mL/h once the patient's blood glucose has reached 250 mg/dL
The drip factor of the tubing is 15 gtt/mL. How many drops per minute will the nurse deliver? A) 0.25 gtt/min
B) 62 gtt/min
C) 37 gtt/min
D) 250 gtt/min
C
Feedback:
Use the following ratio to determine how many drops of fluid to administer per minute:
Using the information from this problem:
37.5 can be rounded to 37 or 38 gtt/min.
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