Practice Question
A nurse is preparing to administer an IV fluid bolus of 200 mL dextrose 5% in water over 30 min. The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 15 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the manual IV infusion 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.)
Answer Choices:
Correct Answer:
100
Rationale:
Formula:
gtt/min = (Total volume mL ÷ Time min) × Drop factor
Step 1: Time = 30 min
Step 2: gtt/min = (200 mL ÷ 30 min) × 15 gtt/mL
= 6.67 × 15
= 100.05 → 100 gtt/min
✅ Final Answer: 100 gtt/min
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- Category: LPN Nursing Exam(s)
- Subcategory: LPN ATI Exams
- Domain: Dosage Calculations
- Answer Choices: 1