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The doctor orders an IV infusion of D5W 1000 mL to infuse over the next 8 hours. The IV set delivers 15 gtt/min. What is the correct rate of flow?_____gtts/min.
(Answer in gtt/min rounded to the nearest whole number).
The total volume of IV infusion is 1000ml
Time is 8 hr i.e 8 hr x 60 min = 480 min
The drop factor is 15gtt/min
The formula to calculate the flow rate in gtts/min is :
Total volume in ml ÷ Time in minutes x drop factor (gtts/ml)
By using the formula and substituting the values we get
1000 ÷ 480 x 15 = 31.25 gtts/min, which is rounded to 31 gtts/min.
Therefore, the correct rate of flow is 31 gtts/min