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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 D5W to infuse in 4 hours. You are using an infusion set with a drop factor of 15 gtt per mL. You should regulate the IV tubing to deliver _________ gtt per minute.

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 = 250 mL/hour

X 15 (drop factor) = 63 gtts/min

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