{"id":137140,"date":"2024-09-12T09:55:51","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T09:55:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=137140"},"modified":"2024-09-12T09:55:53","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T09:55:53","slug":"a-nurse-is-preparing-to-administer-0-9-sodium-chloride-1000-ml-iv-to-infuse-over-4-hr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2024\/09\/12\/a-nurse-is-preparing-to-administer-0-9-sodium-chloride-1000-ml-iv-to-infuse-over-4-hr\/","title":{"rendered":"A nurse is preparing to administer 0.9% sodium chloride 1,000 mL IV to infuse over 4 hr"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A nurse is preparing to administer 0.9% sodium chloride 1,000 mL IV to infuse over 4 hr. The drop factor on the manual tubing is 12 gtt\/mL. The nurse should regulate the flow rate to deliver how many gtt\/min? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The correct answer and Explanation is :<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

    \n
  1. Determine the total volume to be infused:<\/strong> 1,000 mL.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Determine the total infusion time:<\/strong> 4 hours. Convert this to minutes:
    [
    4 \\text{ hours} \\times 60 \\text{ minutes\/hour} = 240 \\text{ minutes}
    ]<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Calculate the flow rate in mL\/min:<\/strong>
    [
    \\text{Flow rate (mL\/min)} = \\frac{\\text{Total volume (mL)}}{\\text{Total time (minutes)}}
    ]
    [
    \\text{Flow rate (mL\/min)} = \\frac{1,000 \\text{ mL}}{240 \\text{ minutes}} = 4.17 \\text{ mL\/min}
    ]<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Determine the drop factor:<\/strong> The drop factor for the tubing is 12 gtt\/mL.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Calculate the flow rate in gtt\/min:<\/strong>
    [
    \\text{Flow rate (gtt\/min)} = \\text{Flow rate (mL\/min)} \\times \\text{Drop factor (gtt\/mL)}
    ]
    [
    \\text{Flow rate (gtt\/min)} = 4.17 \\text{ mL\/min} \\times 12 \\text{ gtt\/mL} = 50.04 \\text{ gtt\/min}
    ]<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Round to the nearest whole number:<\/strong>
    [
    \\text{Rounded flow rate} = 50 \\text{ gtt\/min}
    ]<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Thus, the nurse should regulate the flow rate to deliver 50 gtt\/min<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Explanation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    To administer an IV infusion correctly, calculating the accurate flow rate is crucial for ensuring that the medication or fluid is delivered at the prescribed rate. Here\u2019s a detailed explanation of the process:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \n
    1. Convert Hours to Minutes:<\/strong> Since infusion rates are commonly expressed in minutes, converting the total infusion time from hours to minutes provides a basis for calculating the rate per minute.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Calculate mL\/min Rate:<\/strong> By dividing the total volume by the total time, you find out how many milliliters should be delivered each minute.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Apply Drop Factor:<\/strong> The drop factor tells you how many drops make up one milliliter. Multiplying the mL\/min rate by the drop factor converts the rate into drops per minute, which is necessary for manual IV administration using drop tubing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. Round the Result:<\/strong> The final step involves rounding the result to the nearest whole number to simplify the flow rate setting on the IV administration set.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      This calculation ensures the patient receives the correct amount of fluid over the specified time, which is essential for effective and safe treatment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      A nurse is preparing to administer 0.9% sodium chloride 1,000 mL IV to infuse over 4 hr. The drop factor on the manual tubing is 12 gtt\/mL. The nurse should regulate the flow rate to deliver how many gtt\/min? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do […]<\/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-137140","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-exams-certification"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137140","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=137140"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137140\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=137140"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=137140"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=137140"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}