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The nurse is using a 20-drop-per-mL IV solution set. In order to deliver 1,280 mL over 16 hours, how many drops per minute would the nurse set the IV to run?
 
  ____ drops per minute
 
  Record the answer rounding to the nearest whole number.

Question 2

The health care provider prescribes 3,000 mL of fluid to infuse daily.
 
  How many milliliters per hour would the nurse infuse for this client?
 
  ____ mL per hour
 
  Record the answer rounding to the nearest whole number.


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Reply #1 on: Jun 25, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 27

25,600  960 = 26.66 rounded to 27 drops per minute

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 125

3,000 mL is to infuse over 24 hours. Calculate mL/hr by dividing 3,000 by 24, resulting in the answer of 125 mL/hour.


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