Ati nurs 225 maternal newborn proctored exam
Calculation
A nurse is preparing to administer 0.9% sodium chloride (NSS) 3000 mL IV to infuse over 24 hr. The drop factor on the manual IV tubing is 10 gtt/mL. The nurse should deliver how many gtt/min to provide the fluid required? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
gtts/min
Explanation & Rationale
Rationale: Total volume = 3000 mL Time = 24 hr = 1440 minutes Drop factor = 10 gtts/mL Flow rate (gtts/min) = (Volume × Drop factor) ÷ Time = (3000 × 10) ÷ 1440 = 30,000 ÷ 1440 ≈ 20.83 → Round to nearest whole number = 21 gtts/min Final Answer: 21 gtts/min
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