In: Nursing
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.
Show your work.
Answer : 10hours.
Work
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.