Author Question: An IV of D5W 1,000 mL was ordered to be infused over 8 hours at a rate of 42 gtt/min. The ... (Read 69 times)

cool · **on:** Jul 3, 2018

An IV of D5W 1,000 mL was ordered to be infused over 8 hours at a rate of 42 gtt/min. The administration set delivers 15 gtt/mL. After 4 hours, you notice only 400 mL has infused. Recalculate the gtt/min for the remaining IV solution. _____

a. 50
b. 30
c. 25
d. 38

Question 2

An IV of D5W 500 mL was ordered to be infused over 10 hours at a rate of 13 gtt/min. The administration set delivers 60 gtt/mL. After 3 hours, you notice that 300 mL of IV solution is left. Recalculate the gtt/min for the remaining IV solution. _____

a. 43
b. 11
c. 25
d. 4