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Question 5 :
A nurse needs to administer an IV infusion at a rate of125mL/hr.How many drops per minute should be delivered if drop factor of tubing set is15gtt/mL?
To calculate drops per minute,the nurse should multiply infusion rate in mL/hr by drop factor in gtt/mL and divide by60min/hr.In this case,the infusion rate is125mL/hr and drop factor is15gtt/mL so,the nurse should deliver(125mL/hrx15gtt/mL)/60min/hr=31gtt/min.
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To calculate drops per minute,the nurse should multiply infusion rate in mL/hr by drop factor in gtt/mL and divide by60min/hr.In this case,the infusion rate is125mL/hr and drop factor is15gtt/mL so,the nurse should deliver(125mL/hrx15gtt/mL)/60min/hr=31gtt/min.