Hesi Dosage Calculations Care
Hesi Dosage Calculations Care ( 41 Questions)
A client receives a prescription for an intravenous (IV) infusion of 5% Dextrose Injection, USP in 0.45% Sodium Chloride Injection, USP at 55 mL/hour. The IV administration set delivers 10 gtt/mL. The nurse should regulate the drop rate to deliver how many gtts/minute? (Enter numerical value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest whole number.)
To calculate the drop rate in gtts/minute, we can use the following formula:
Drop rate (gtts/minute) = (Volume (mL) x Drop factor) / Time (minutes)
In this case, the volume is 55 mL, the drop factor is 10 gtt/mL, and the time is 60 minutes. We can calculate the drop rate as follows:
(55 mL x 10 gtt/mL) / 60 minutes = 9.17 gtts/minute
We can round this value to the nearest whole number to get 92 gtts/min
