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A physician orders D5W at 600mL over 10 hours and you are using a 20gtt/ mL IV administration set. What is the drop rate in gtt/min? (Round to the nearest whole number)

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morellynette

Answer:

20 gtt/min

Explanation:

This can be set on a formula I attached below (that's circled) you will have to turn hrs -> mins (which is easy in this case 10x 60 = 600 mins ), so you will multiply 600 mL x 20 gtt/mL and  then divide it  by 600 minutes to have 20 gtt/min.

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4kjay79
There work is correct 20 is the answer hope this helps
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