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4) Patient to receive 250 mL NS over the next hour. DF 15 gtts/mL. What is...

4) Patient to receive 250 mL NS over the next hour. DF 15 gtts/mL.

What is the pump rate ?

What is the gravity rate?

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The total amount of NS is 250ml

Total time is 1hour = 60mins

Drop factor = 15 gtt / ml

Pump rate is equal to infusion rate

# Infusion rate /pump rate = total volume / total time

= 250ml÷ 60mins

= 4.16ml /min

# Gravity rate = Total volume of fluid / total time in mins × drop factor

= 250 ml / 60min × 15 gtt / ml

= 62.5 gtt / mins

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