Question

A nurse is preparing to administer 0.9% sodium chloride (0.9% NaCl) 1,000 mL IV to infuse at 125 mL/hr.

The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 15 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the manual IV infusion to diliver
how many gtt/min?

Answer 1

The nurse should set the manual IV infusion to deliver 31.25 drops per minute.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate the infusion rate in drops per minute (gtt/min), you can use the formula:

After calculating, the infusion rate is found to be 31.25 drops per minute. Therefore, the nurse should set the manual IV infusion to deliver approximately 31.25 gtt/min to achieve the prescribed infusion rate of 125 mL/hr using the given 0.9% sodium chloride solution and the specified drop factor.