Question

A doctor orders a Liter of medication to be administered over the course of 8 hours. How should the IV drip be set in drops per minute? The conversion factor you will need for this question is: \( 1 \

Answer 1

To find the IV drip rate in drops per minute, convert 1 Liter to milliliters and determine the total number of minutes. Set up a proportion and solve for x to find the IV drip rate.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the IV drip rate in drops per minute, you first need to convert 1 Liter to milliliters (since the conversion factor given is 1 liter = 1000 milliliters). In this case, 1 Liter is equal to 1000 milliliters. Next, you need to determine the total number of minutes over which the medication is to be administered, which is 8 hours. Since there are 60 minutes in 1 hour, 8 hours is equal to 8 x 60 = 480 minutes.

Now, you can set up a proportion to find the IV drip rate. The proportion would be:

1000 mL / x drops = 480 minutes / 1 minute

Cross multiplying, you get: 1000x = 480

Dividing both sides by 480, you get: x = 480 / 1000

Thus, the IV drip should be set at approximately 0.48 drops per minute.