For a patient recovering from a tonsillectomy, the physician has ordered an IV normal saline solution at 100 mL per hour. The IV tubing has a drop factor of 15. The nurse should infuse the IV at ____________________ drops per minute
Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.
ANS:
25
100 mL 1 hour 15 gtt = 25 gtt
1 hour 60 minutes 1 mL minute
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