Order: Levaquin 350 mg is added to 500 mL D5W to infuse over 8 hours. Drop factor: 10 gtt/mL. For IV reconstitute with 1o mL. of diluent to get 100 mg per 10 mL. (Consider the medication added in the volume of fluid.) Calculate the rate in gtt/min at which the IV should infuse

Given: Volume of fluid: 500 mL Infusion time: 8 hours Drop factor: 10 gtt/mL Medication volume: 10 mL (added to the fluid) Step 1: Calculate the total volume to be infused: Total volume = Volume of fluid + Volume of medication Total volume = 500 mL + 10 mL Total volume = 510 mL Step 2: Calculate the infusion rate in mL/hr: Infusion rate (mL/hr) = Total volume (mL) / Infusion time (hr) Infusion rate (mL/hr) = 510 mL / 8 hr Infusion rate (mL/hr) = 63.75 mL/hr Step 3: Calculate the infusion rate in gtt/min: Infusion rate (gtt/min) = Infusion rate (mL/hr) x Drop factor (gtt/mL) / 60 min/hr Infusion rate (gtt/min) = 63.75 mL/hr x 10 gtt/mL / 60 min/hr Infusion rate (gtt/min) = 10.625 gtt/min Step 4: Round to the nearest whole number: Infusion rate (gtt/min) ≈ 11 gtt/min