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Practice Problems for Intravenous Calculations (LO 3-11) The physician orders 1000 mL o...

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.

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= 167 mL/hour

= 15 (drop factor) = 42 gtts/min change gtts to gtt

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