In: Nursing
a person admitted with mild dehydration is to receive 1l of 0.9% ns to be infused over 8 hours. calculate the rate at which the nurse should program the infusion pump.
Given
Order:0.9% NS
volume:1L (1000ml)
Time:8hr (8*60= 480minutes)
To calculate ml/hr =divide total volume by time in hour
=1000/8
=125ml/hr
To calculate drip rate=Volume (ml)/Time (min) * drop factor(ml/hr)
Drop factor(standard)=15gtt/min
=1000/480*15
=2.08*15
=31 drops/min
Ans:The nurse should program the infusion pump at 125ml/hr at 31drops/min.