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7. You assume care of a patient with an IV. You do not know the hourly rate of the IV and the patients chart is missing. You

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gtt/min=ml/hr×df/60

Rate=25gtt/min

Drop factor=20gtt/ml

ml/hr=gtt/min×60/dropfactor

25×60/20

=75ml/hr

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