Practice Question
A nurse is preparing to administer 0.9% 1L to infuse over 8 hr. The drop factor of the manual IV tubing set is 15 gtts/ml. The nurse should set the manual IV infusion to deliver howmany gtt/min? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
Answer Choices:
Correct Answer:
31
Rationale:
💠Total infusion vol:=1000ml
💠Duration of infusion ;=8hrs
💠1hr=60mins×8=480
💠Drop factor =15gtt/ml
💠Flow rate=total vol(in ml)÷time(in minutes) ×Drop factors =(1000÷
480) ×15=31.25gtt/min
💠Round off =31gtt/min
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- Category: LPN Nursing Exam(s)
- Subcategory: LPN ATI Exams
- Domain: Pediatrics
- Answer Choices: 1