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SAVANNAHHOOPER23

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on: Jul 22, 2018
A patient is to receive 1000 mL of 0.9 sodium chloride intravenously at a rate of 125 mL/hr. The nurse is using microdrip gravity drip tubing. Which rate will the nurse calculate for the minute flow rate (drops/min)?
 
  a. 12 drops/min
  b. 24 drops/min
  c. 125 drops/min
  d. 150 drops/min

Question 2

The health care provider has ordered a hypotonic intravenous (IV) solution to be administered. Which IV bag will the nurse prepare?
 
  a. 0.45 sodium chloride (1/2 NS)
  b. 0.9 sodium chloride (NS)
  c. Lactated Ringer's (LR)
  d. Dextrose 5 in Lactated Ringer's (D5LR)


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Reply #1 on: Jul 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
Microdrip tubing delivers 60 drops/mL. Calculation for a rate of 125 mL/hr using microdrip tubing: (125 mL/1 hr)(60 drops/1 mL)(1 hr/60 min) = 125 drop/min.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
0.45 sodium chloride is a hypotonic solution. NS and LR are isotonic. D5LR is hypertonic.


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