Question

3. Three of your patients have IV's running at 40 ml/hr. The tubing for the has a drip factor of 10 gtt/ml, second patient 15 gtu/ml and the last patient ing delivering 60 gtt/ml. Which IV will need to deliver the largest number et min to infuse the correct amount of fluid and which will have the least number of drops? min 4. Another patient (a child) has an IV running via microdrip tubing, 60 glt/ml. The rate is 15 ml/hr. Why does it make sense for this IV to run via microdrip tubing 5. You have a patient whose IV is to run at 50 ml/hr. The drop factor of the tubing is 10gtt/ml. How fast should the IV drip to deliver 50 ml each hour?

Answer 1

3.Flow rate gtt/min=Total volume (ml)÷Time (min)×Drop factor (gtt/ml)

First patient

=40÷60×10

=0.66×10

=6.6 or 7 gtt/min

Second patient

=40÷60×15

=0.66×15

=10gtt/min

Third patient

=40÷60×60

=0.66×60

=39.6 or 40 gtt/min

Ans:The IV which is 60 ml/ hour will have the greatest gtt/min and the IV with drop factor 10 ml/he will have the least gtt/min

4.The main reason for the IV to run via microdrip in pediatric patients are because the IV line is narrow and can deliver small amount of fluids in each drops.

5.Flow rate:volume (ml)÷Tine(min)×drop factor (gtt/ml)

volume:50ml

Time:60min

Drop factor:10gtt/ml

=50÷60×10

=0.8×10

=8

Ans:The IV should be set at 8 gtt/min to deliver 50 ml each hour