The nurse is calculating the flow rate using the standard formula. The order is as follows: Infuse 1000 mL of D5W over 10 hours with a drip factor of 10. What are the drops per minute? 17 gtt/min Standard Text:
What will be an ideal response?
1.7 gtt/min / 27 gtt/min / 16 gtt/min
Rationale : The standard formula is:Amount of fluid (in mL) X Drop factor= Drops per minute Time to infuse in minutesDetermine the fluid per our: 1000 mL divided by 10 hours = 100 mLThe time to infuse is now 60 minutes or 1 hourAmount of fluid (100 mL) X Drop factor(10) = Drops per minute Time to infuse in minutes (60)100 X 10 = gtt/min 60100 X 1 = 16.6 gtt/min round up to nearest whole number = 17 gtt/min 6
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