Ati nur 114 med surg 2 proctored exam
Calculation
A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative following an appendectomy and is prescribed D, lactated Ringer's at 150 mL/hr by continuous IV infusion for 12 hr. The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 20 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the manual IV infusion to deliver how many get/min? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
gtt/min
Explanation & Rationale
Step 1: Use the formula Flow rate (gtt/min) = (Volume to infuse × Drop factor) ÷ (Time in minutes) Step 2: Insert known values Volume = 150 mL/hr Time = 60 min/hr Drop factor = 20 gtt/mL Flow rate = (150 × 20) ÷ 60 Flow rate = 3000 ÷ 60 Flow rate = 50 gtt/min Final Answer: 50 gtt/min
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