Question

A client admitted to the unit from the emergency room receives a prescription for an IV infusion of 0.9% sodium chloride 1,000 ml at 750 ml/4 hours. The IV administration set delivers 60 gtts/ml. The nurse should regulate the infusion to deliver how many gtts/minute? (Enter numeric value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest whole number.)

Answer 1

To regulate the infusion to deliver 1000 ml of IV solution over 4 hours, you can calculate the gtts/minute using the formula gtts/min = (Volume to be infused in ml x gtts/ml) / Time in minutes. In this case, the nurse should regulate the infusion to deliver 250 gtts/minute.

Step-by-step explanation:

To regulate the infusion to deliver the specified amount of IV solution per minute, you can use the formula: gtts/min = (Volume to be infused in ml x gtts/ml) / Time in minutes

In this case, the volume to be infused is 1000 ml, the gtts/ml is 60, and the time is 4 hours, which is equal to 240 minutes. Plugging these values into the formula gives:

gtts/min = (1000 ml x 60) / 240 minutes = 250 gtts/min

Therefore, the nurse should regulate the infusion to deliver 250 gtts/minute.