Infuse heparin 20,000 units in 500 ml of normal saline IV over 12 hours. The administration set has a drop factor of 15 gtt/ml. The nurse will set the gtt per minute at what rate?
500 ml has to be infused in 12 hours.
Drip rate = 500 /12 ml/hour
Drop factor = 15 gtt/ml
gtt per hour = 500/12 * 15= 625 gtt/hour
gtt per minute = 625/60 = 10.4 gtt/min
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