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D5W 1000 mL is to infuse over 10 hours. Using tubing with a 60 gtt/mL drip factor, how many drops per minute should the IV fluids be infused? ______________gtt/min
D 5W 1000 mL is to infuse over 10 hours. Using tubing with a 60 gtt/mL drip factor, how many drops per minute should the IV fluids be infused? ______________gtt/min
Formula for gtt/min: mL/hr X drop factor = gtt/min/ 60 (minutes)
D5W 1000 mL is to infuse over 10 hours = 1000/10 = 100ml/hr
100ml/hr x 60 gtt/mL /60 (minutes)
= 100gtt/min