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  • IV Fluids: LR @ 85 mL/hr
  • Tubing Factor: 20 gtts/mL

How many gtts/min are the IV fluids infusing? Round your answer to the nearest whole number.
Answer and Explanation

The Correct Answer is ["28"]

Infusion rate (gtt/min) = (Infusion rate (mL/hr)  Drop factor (gtt/mL)) / 60

In this case:

  • Infusion rate (mL/hr) = 85 mL/hr
  • Drop factor (gtt/mL) = 20 gtt/mL

Plugging the values into the formula:

  • Infusion rate (gtt/min) = (85 mL/hr  20 gtt/mL) / 60 = 28.33 gtt/min

Rounding to the nearest whole number, the infusion rate is 28 gtt/min.


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