The physician orders an IV of 1.5L to infuse at 150 mL/hr. The drop factor is 15; the IV would infuse over ____ hr.

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Answer : 10hours.

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Total volume of IV infusion = 1500ml

Infusion rate = 150ml/hour

We can simply calculate the time by

150 ml in a hour

Total volume / infusion rate = total time

1500ml decided by 150 ml = total hours needed to complete

1500/150 = 10

There for ; Answer is 10 hours 0 sec.

Nightingale answered 1 year ago

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