A medication order calls for 1 liter of glucose solution to be administered I.V. over an 8-hour period...?
A. 12 gtt/min
B. 20 gtt/min
C. 25 gtt/min
D. 34 gtt/min
Answer:
The answer is 25gtt/min. If you figure that ther is 1000ml in a liter, then ther needs to be 125 ml delivered an hour. Divide 125 by 60 and this will give you the ml/min=2.0833333. If your drop factor is 12gtt/ml then multiply 2.0833333 by 12 and you will get about 25gtt/min.
I know this is your homework, but in the real world, the doctor orders the IV solution to be given at an hourly rate, and you put it on a pump.
The order would read: D5W @ 125/hr.
You just set the pump at 125.
Amen to the gas-passer. Nursing schools really need to get rid of the questions that no longer apply to practice. Many of them even teach you to do things that are now considered substandard practice. Why learn how to commit malpractice?
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