MED105A IV Flow rates drops per minute

A nurse is preparing to administer 400 mL of 0.9% sodium chloride IV over 8 hr. The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 60 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the manual IV infusion to deliver (a)   gtt/min? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

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CCSS.7.RP.A.1

A nurse is preparing to administer dextrose 5% in water IV to infuse at 100 mL/60 min. The drop factor on the manual IV tubing is 60 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the IV flow rate to deliver (a)   gtt/min? (Round to the nearest whole number.)

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CCSS.7.RP.A.1

A nurse is preparing to administer dextrose 5% in water (D5W) 1,200 mL IV to infuse over 24 hr. The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 15 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the manual IV infusion to deliver (a)   gtt/min? (Round to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

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CCSS.2.OA.C.3

A nurse is preparing to administer lactated Ringer’s solution IV to infuse at 120 mL/hr for a client who has a respiratory disorder. The drop factor on the manual IV tubing is 60 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the IV flow rate to deliver (a)   gtt/min? (Round to the nearest whole number.)

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3D

A nurse is preparing to administer 1,000 mL of lactated Ringer’s IV over 6 hr. The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 10 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the manual IV infusion to deliver (a)   gtt/min? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.

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CCSS.2.OA.C.3

The physician orders 1000 cc D5W with 1/4% NS to infuse in 8 hours. The drop factor of the administration set is 15 gtt/ml. Calculate the number of drops/min you would administer. Round to whole number.

(a)  

The physician's order reads: 1000 ml D5W 1/4 NS + 20 mEq KCl q 10h. The administration set drop factor is 15 gtt/ml. How many drops per minute should the patient receive?

(a)  

The physician orders 1000 cc D5W to infuse over a 20 hour. The drop factor of the IV administration set is 15 gtt = 1 ml. Calculate the number of drops per minute you would administer. Round to whole number.

(a)  

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CCSS.7.RP.A.1

A health care provider prescribes 1,500 mL of normal saline to be infused over seven (7) hours. The drop factor is 15 drops/mL. The nurse should set the flow rate of the IV infusion pump at (a)   drops per minute (drops/minute)?

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CCSS.7.RP.A.1

The patient’s primary health care provider prescribed 250 mL of D5W to be infused over 2 hours and 45 minutes. The drop factor is 60 drops per mL.

To safely administer the prescribed intravenous solution, the nurse should regulate the IV pump for (a)   drops per minute. Round to whole number