Question

A 1L bag of Normal Saline must infuse over 6 hours using tubing calibrated to deliver 20gtts/mL. How many drops per minute should be infused?

Answer 1

total drop per minute is 56

Explanation:

Give data:

total capacity of bag 1 L = 1000 ml

Duration of infuse 6 hr

quantity at the time delivered is 20 gtts/ml

Drop per minute can be determined by using following relation

Drop per minute
`= (1000 ml* 20 gtts/ml)/(6* 60 min) = 55.55 gtt`

therefore total drop per minute is
`55.55 \approx 56`