Practice Question
A nurse is preparing to administer cefazolin IVPB over 20 min.Available is cefazolin 1 g in 100 mL of dextrose 5% in water (D5W). The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 15 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the 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:
75
Rationale:
✅Flow rate = (Volume × Drop factor) ÷ Time (in minutes)
= (100 × 15) ÷ 20 = 1500 ÷ 20 = 75 gtt/min
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- Category: RN Nursing Exam(s)
- Subcategory: ATI Exam(s)
- Domain: RN ATI Pharmacology
- Answer Choices: 1