Author Question: The physician has ordered a unit of 250 mL packed red blood cells to infuse over 4 hours with a drop ... (Read 104 times)

bobbie · **on:** Jul 3, 2018

The physician has ordered a unit of 250 mL packed red blood cells to infuse over 4 hours with a drop factor of 10 gtt/mL. What is the correct IV flow rate in mL/hr?

A) 10
B) 11
C) 62
D) 63

Question 2

The physician has ordered 500 mL NS to run over 6 hours with a drop factor of 20 gtt/mL. What is the correct IV flow rate to set on the infusion pump?

A) 27 gtt/min
B) 28 gtt/min
C) 83 mL/hr
D) 84 mL/hr