Hesi Medical Dosage Calculation
Hesi Medical Dosage Calculation ( 53 Questions)
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Question 8 :
A client is receiving one liter of DW 0.45% normal saline IV every 8 hours by gravity infusion. The IV tubing has a drip factor of 12 gtt/mL. The nurse should regulate the IV to deliver how many drops per minute? (Enter numeric value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest whole number.)
Correct Answer: ["25"]
Volume to be infused = 1 liter = 1000 mL
Drop factor = 12 gtt/mL
Time in minutes = 8 hours = 8 hours × 60 minutes/hour = 480 minutes Drops per minute (gtt/min) = (1000 mL × 12 gtt/mL) / 480 minutes
Drops per minute (gtt/min) = 12000 / 480
Drops per minute (gtt/min) ≈ 25