{"id":133226,"date":"2024-08-22T17:43:52","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T17:43:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=133226"},"modified":"2024-08-22T17:43:55","modified_gmt":"2024-08-22T17:43:55","slug":"a-nurse-is-preparing-to-administer-dextrose-5-in-lactated-ringers-2-l-iv-to-infuse-over-12-hr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2024\/08\/22\/a-nurse-is-preparing-to-administer-dextrose-5-in-lactated-ringers-2-l-iv-to-infuse-over-12-hr\/","title":{"rendered":"A nurse is preparing to administer dextrose 5% in lactated Ringer&#8217;s 2 L IV to infuse over 12 hr"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A nurse is preparing to administer dextrose 5% in lactated Ringer&#8217;s 2 L IV to infuse over 12 hr. The drop factor on the manual IV tubing is 20 gtt\/mL. The nurse should set the IV flow rate to deliver how many gtt\/min? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Use a leading zero if it applies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do not use a trailing zero.). gtt\/min.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To calculate the IV flow rate in drops per minute (gtt\/min), use the following formula:Flow&nbsp;rate&nbsp;(gtt\/min)=(Total&nbsp;volume&nbsp;(mL)Total&nbsp;time&nbsp;(min))\u00d7Drop&nbsp;factor&nbsp;(gtt\/mL)\\text{Flow rate (gtt\/min)} = \\left(\\frac{\\text{Total volume (mL)}}{\\text{Total time (min)}}\\right) \\times \\text{Drop factor (gtt\/mL)}Flow&nbsp;rate&nbsp;(gtt\/min)=(Total&nbsp;time&nbsp;(min)Total&nbsp;volume&nbsp;(mL)\u200b)\u00d7Drop&nbsp;factor&nbsp;(gtt\/mL)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 1: Determine the total volume in mL<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The total volume to be infused is 2 L, which is equivalent to 2000 mL.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 2: Convert the total time to minutes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The total time is 12 hours, which is equivalent to 720 minutes (12 hours \u00d7 60 minutes\/hour).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 3: Plug in the values and calculate the flow rate<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Flow&nbsp;rate&nbsp;(gtt\/min)=(2000\u2009mL720\u2009min)\u00d720\u2009gtt\/mL\\text{Flow rate (gtt\/min)} = \\left(\\frac{2000 \\, \\text{mL}}{720 \\, \\text{min}}\\right) \\times 20 \\, \\text{gtt\/mL}Flow&nbsp;rate&nbsp;(gtt\/min)=(720min2000mL\u200b)\u00d720gtt\/mL Flow&nbsp;rate&nbsp;(gtt\/min)=(2.78\u2009mL\/min)\u00d720\u2009gtt\/mL\\text{Flow rate (gtt\/min)} = \\left(2.78 \\, \\text{mL\/min}\\right) \\times 20 \\, \\text{gtt\/mL}Flow&nbsp;rate&nbsp;(gtt\/min)=(2.78mL\/min)\u00d720gtt\/mL Flow&nbsp;rate&nbsp;(gtt\/min)=55.56\u2009gtt\/min\\text{Flow rate (gtt\/min)} = 55.56 \\, \\text{gtt\/min}Flow&nbsp;rate&nbsp;(gtt\/min)=55.56gtt\/min<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 4: Round to the nearest whole number<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The flow rate is approximately 56 gtt\/min.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Final Answer:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The nurse should set the IV flow rate to 56 gtt\/min.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A nurse is preparing to administer dextrose 5% in lactated Ringer&#8217;s 2 L IV to infuse over 12 hr. The drop factor on the manual IV tubing is 20 gtt\/mL. The nurse should set the IV flow rate to deliver how many gtt\/min? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. 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