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 _____ gtt/min? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

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 ____ gtt/min? (Round to the nearest whole number.)

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 _____ gtt/min? (Round to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

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 _____ gtt/min? (Round to the nearest whole number.)

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 _____ gtt/min? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.

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.

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?

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 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 _____ drops per minute (drops/minute)?

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 ____ drops per minute. Round to whole number