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The doctor orders an IV infusion of D5W
1000 mL to infuse over the next 8 hours.
The IV set delivers 15 gtt/min. What is
the correct rate of flow? (Answer in
gtt/min rounded to the nearest whole
number). - ANSWER-31 gtt/min
,((1000 mL x 15 gtt/min) ÷ (8 hrs. x 60
min) = 31.25 --> 31 gtt/min))
On Wednesday afternoon, your patient
returns from surgery with an IV fluid
order for 1000 cc every 8 hours. On
Thursday morning at 8:00 am, you assess
that 600 mL of a 1L bag has been
absorbed. The physician orders the
remainder of that bag to infuse over the
next 6 hours. You know that the IV
tubing used by your unit delivers 10
gtt/mL. What will be the correct rate of
flow? - ANSWER-11 gtt/min
,(1000 cc - 600 mL = 400 mL left; (400 mL
x 10 gtt/mL) ÷ (6 hrs. x 60 min) 11.11 -->
11 gtt/min)
The 10:00 am medications scheduled for
your patient include Keflex 1.5 G in 50
mL of a 5% Dextrose solution. According
to the pharmacy this preparation should
be administered in 30 minutes. The IV
tubing on your unit delivers 15 gtt/mL.
What is the correct rate of flow in drops
per minute? (Answer in gtt/min rounded
to the nearest whole number). -
ANSWER-25 gtts/min
, ((50 mL x 15 gtt/mL) ÷ 30 min = 25
gtt/min)
A patient, admitted with a head injury,
has an order to start 1000 cc of D5NS at
30 mL/h. The IV tubing has a calibration
of 60 gtt/mL. What is the correct rate of
flow for this patient? (Answer in gtt/min
rounded to the nearest whole number). -
ANSWER-30 gtt/min
((30 mL/h x 60 gtt/mL) ÷ 60 min = 30
gtt/min)
The doctor orders 1.5 litres of Lactated
Ringers solution to be administered
intravenously to your patient over the
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The doctor orders an IV infusion of D5W
1000 mL to infuse over the next 8 hours.
The IV set delivers 15 gtt/min. What is
the correct rate of flow? (Answer in
gtt/min rounded to the nearest whole
number). - ANSWER-31 gtt/min
,((1000 mL x 15 gtt/min) ÷ (8 hrs. x 60
min) = 31.25 --> 31 gtt/min))
On Wednesday afternoon, your patient
returns from surgery with an IV fluid
order for 1000 cc every 8 hours. On
Thursday morning at 8:00 am, you assess
that 600 mL of a 1L bag has been
absorbed. The physician orders the
remainder of that bag to infuse over the
next 6 hours. You know that the IV
tubing used by your unit delivers 10
gtt/mL. What will be the correct rate of
flow? - ANSWER-11 gtt/min
,(1000 cc - 600 mL = 400 mL left; (400 mL
x 10 gtt/mL) ÷ (6 hrs. x 60 min) 11.11 -->
11 gtt/min)
The 10:00 am medications scheduled for
your patient include Keflex 1.5 G in 50
mL of a 5% Dextrose solution. According
to the pharmacy this preparation should
be administered in 30 minutes. The IV
tubing on your unit delivers 15 gtt/mL.
What is the correct rate of flow in drops
per minute? (Answer in gtt/min rounded
to the nearest whole number). -
ANSWER-25 gtts/min
, ((50 mL x 15 gtt/mL) ÷ 30 min = 25
gtt/min)
A patient, admitted with a head injury,
has an order to start 1000 cc of D5NS at
30 mL/h. The IV tubing has a calibration
of 60 gtt/mL. What is the correct rate of
flow for this patient? (Answer in gtt/min
rounded to the nearest whole number). -
ANSWER-30 gtt/min
((30 mL/h x 60 gtt/mL) ÷ 60 min = 30
gtt/min)
The doctor orders 1.5 litres of Lactated
Ringers solution to be administered
intravenously to your patient over the
