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    Ati nur 223a sect 4 pediatrics final proctored exam
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    A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative following an appendectomy and is prescribed 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 gtt/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 is: Calculate the total volume to be infused. 150 mL/hr × 12 hr = 1800 mL Step 2 is: Calculate the total drops per minute. (1800 mL ÷ 720 min) × 20 gtt/mL = 50 gtt/min The final calculated answer is 50 gtt/min.

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