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TFauchery

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client is prescribed 250 mL of normal saline to infuse over 4 hours via gravity. The facility supplies gravity tubing with a drip factor of 15 drops/mL.
 
  At what rate (drops/min) should the nurse set the infusion to deliver? (Record your answer using a whole number.)
  _____ drops/min

Question 2

A client is prescribed 1000 mL of normal saline to infuse over 24 hours. At what rate should the nurse set the pump (mL/hr) to deliver this infusion? (Record your answer using a whole number.) ____ mL/hr
 
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TDubDCFL

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

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16 drops/min

Answer to Question 2

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42
1000 mL  24 hours = 41.6 mL/hr.


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Reply 2 on: Jun 25, 2018
:D TYSM

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YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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