Question

a nurse is preparing to administer dextrose 5% in water (d₅w) 250 ml iv to infuse over 30 min. the drop factor of the manual iv tubing is 15 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.)

Explanation:

Step1: Recall the formula for calculating IV infusion rate

The formula for calculating the IV infusion rate (in gtt/min) is \(\text{Rate (gtt/min)}=\frac{\text{Volume (mL)}\times\text{Drip factor (gtt/mL)}}{\text{Time (min)}}\)

Step2: Substitute the given values into the formula

Here, the volume \(V = 250\space mL\), the drip factor \(gtt/mL=15\space gtt/mL\), and the time \(t = 30\space min\)

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Answer:

\(125\)