ATI PN Management 2020
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Question 15 :
A nurse is preparing to administer dextrose 5% in water IV to infuse at 150 mL/hr. The drop factor on the manual IV tubing is 15 gtt/ml. The nurse should set the IV flow rate to deliver how many gtt/min? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
Correct Answer: ["38gtt\/min"]
To calculate the IV flow rate in drops per minute (gtt/min), you can use the following formula:
Flow Rate (gtt/min)=(Volume (mL)/Time (min)) × Drop Factor (gtt/mL)
In this case:
Flow Rate = (150 mL/hr / 60 min/hr) × 15 gtt/mL
Flow Rate=37.5gtt/min
Therefore, the nurse should set the IV flow rate to deliver approximately 38 gtt/min for the dextrose 5% in water IV infusion at 150 mL/hr, rounded to the nearest whole number.