Ati lpn level med surg proctored exam (Delaware county school)
Calculation
A nurse is preparing to administer dextrose 5% in water IV to infuse at 100 mL/60 min. The drop factor on the manual IV tubing is 60 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the IV flow rate to deliver how many gtt/min? (Round to the nearest whole number.)
gtt/min
Explanation & Rationale
Use the formula: Flow rate (gtt/min) = (Volume to infuse × Drop factor) ÷ Time (minutes) Flow rate = (100 mL × 60 gtt/mL) ÷ 60 min Flow rate = 6000 ÷ 60 Flow rate = 100 gtt/min
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