Question

question: 16 of 25
a nurse is preparing to administer ampicillin 500 mg in 50 ml of dextrose 5% in water (d5w) to infuse over 15 min. the drop factor of the manual iv tubing is 10 gtt/ml. the nurse should set the manual iv infusion to deliver how many gtt/min? (round the answer to the nearest whole number. use a leading zero if it applies. do not use a trailing zero.)
gtt/min

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate total drops

The volume is 50 mL and drop - factor is 10 gtt/mL. So total drops = volume×drop - factor.
$50\times10 = 500$ gtt

Step2: Calculate drops per minute

The infusion time is 15 min. Drops per minute = total drops÷time.
$\frac{500}{15}\approx33.33$
Rounding to the nearest whole number gives 33 gtt/min.

Answer:

33