Practice Problems for Intravenous Calculations
(LO 3-11) The physician orders 1000 mL of D5NS to infuse in 24 hours. You are using an IV set that delivers 15 gtt per mL. You will regulate the IV to deliver _________ gtt per minute.
= 42 mL/hour
X 15 (drop factor) = 11 gtts/min change gtts to gtt