PN Comprehensive Predictor 2023 Proctored Exam
Calculation
A nurse is preparing to administer lactated Ringer's 1,500 mL IV to infuse at 50 mL/hr. The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 15 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
gtt/min = (mL/hr x gtt/mL) / 60 Plugging in the given values, we get: gtt/min = (50 x 15) / 60 gtt/min = 750 / 60 gtt/min = 12.5 Rounding to the nearest whole number, the answer is 13.
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