Practice Problems for Intravenous Calculations
(LO 3-11) The physician orders 1000 mL of normal saline 0.45% to run in 6 hours. The IV set delivers 15 gtt per mL. You will administer _________ gtt per minute to the patient.
= 167 mL/hour
= 15 (drop factor) = 42 gtts/min change gtts to gtt