{"id":136752,"date":"2024-09-11T07:20:21","date_gmt":"2024-09-11T07:20:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=136752"},"modified":"2024-09-11T07:20:24","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T07:20:24","slug":"a-nurse-is-preparing-to-administer-dextrose-5-in-water-iv-to-infuse-at-100-ml-60-min","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2024\/09\/11\/a-nurse-is-preparing-to-administer-dextrose-5-in-water-iv-to-infuse-at-100-ml-60-min\/","title":{"rendered":"A nurse is preparing to administer dextrose 5% in water IV to infuse at 100 mL\/60 min"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A nurse is preparing to administer dextrose 5% in water IV to infuse at 100 mL\/60 min.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The drop factor on the manual IV tubing is 60 gtt\/mL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The nurse should set the IV flow rate to deliver how many gtt\/min. (Round to the nearest whole number.).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Correct Answer and Explanation is :<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To determine the IV flow rate in drops per minute (gtt\/min), follow these steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Calculate the total volume to be infused per minute:<\/strong>\n
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    • The order is to infuse 100 mL of dextrose 5% in water over 60 minutes. To find the volume infused per minute, divide the total volume by the total time: Volume\u00a0per\u00a0minute=100\u00a0mL60\u00a0minutes=1.67\u00a0mL\/min\\text{Volume per minute} = \\frac{100 \\text{ mL}}{60 \\text{ minutes}} = 1.67 \\text{ mL\/min}Volume\u00a0per\u00a0minute=60\u00a0minutes100\u00a0mL\u200b=1.67\u00a0mL\/min<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Determine the flow rate in drops per minute using the drop factor:<\/strong>\n
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      • The drop factor for the manual IV tubing is 60 gtt\/mL. To find the number of drops per minute, multiply the volume per minute by the drop factor: Flow\u00a0rate\u00a0(gtt\/min)=1.67\u00a0mL\/min\u00d760\u00a0gtt\/mL\\text{Flow rate (gtt\/min)} = 1.67 \\text{ mL\/min} \\times 60 \\text{ gtt\/mL}Flow\u00a0rate\u00a0(gtt\/min)=1.67\u00a0mL\/min\u00d760\u00a0gtt\/mL Flow\u00a0rate\u00a0(gtt\/min)=100.2\u00a0gtt\/min\\text{Flow rate (gtt\/min)} = 100.2 \\text{ gtt\/min}Flow\u00a0rate\u00a0(gtt\/min)=100.2\u00a0gtt\/min<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Round the result to the nearest whole number:<\/strong>\n
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        • Since 100.2 is closest to 100, round it to 100 gtt\/min.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

          Explanation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

          In IV therapy, calculating the flow rate is crucial for delivering the prescribed amount of fluid accurately. The flow rate is determined based on the volume to be infused, the time frame, and the drop factor of the IV tubing. The drop factor (60 gtt\/mL in this case) tells you how many drops of fluid are in each milliliter of IV solution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          By first calculating how much fluid is delivered per minute, you ensure that the infusion rate matches the prescribed rate. Then, by applying the drop factor, you convert this volume rate into a drop rate, which is necessary for setting the manual IV drip chamber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Rounding to the nearest whole number is standard practice to ensure simplicity and practicality in clinical settings, as precise fractional values are difficult to administer manually. Thus, the nurse should set the IV flow rate to 100 gtt\/min to accurately deliver 100 mL of fluid over the specified 60-minute period.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

          A nurse is preparing to administer dextrose 5% in water IV to infuse at 100 mL\/60 min. The drop factor on the manual IV tubing is 60 gtt\/mL. The nurse should set the IV flow rate to deliver how many gtt\/min. (Round to the nearest whole number.). The Correct Answer and Explanation is : To […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-136752","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-exams-certification"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136752","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=136752"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136752\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=136752"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=136752"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=136752"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}