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pepyto

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A client is prescribed to receive vancomycin hydrochloride (Vancocin) 500 mg in 100 mL 0.9 normal saline IVPB q 6 hours to infuse over 1 hour. What is the flow rate in gtts/min with a drop factor of 15 gtts/mL?
 
  1. 15 gtts/min
  2. 20 gtts/min
  3. 25 gtts/min
  4. 30 gtts/min

Question 2

The client is prescribed 1,000 mL NS IV to infuse over 24 h. How many mL/hr will this client receive? Round to the nearest whole number.
 
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Reply #1 on: Jul 3, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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Rationale 1: gtt/min = 15 gtt/1 mL x 100 mL/1 hr x 1 hr/60 min. Multiply the numerators and then divide by the denominators. The flow rate is 25 gtt/min.

Answer to Question 2

42 mL/hr

Global Rationale: mL/hr = 1000 mL/24 hr = 41.6 or 42 mL/hr.


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Reply 2 on: Jul 3, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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