Nursing Students Student Assist
Published Apr 22, 2013
PennyS
130 Posts
I seem to have lost some confidence in my math abilities.
Question is: Administer 1 liter NS at 150/hr. Tubing drip factor is 20gtts/ml.
I solved: 150/60 x 20 = 50gtts/min. Am I wrong?
I know the formula is volume/time x drip factor but the 1 liter in the problem is throwing me. Is it just a red herring?
Tait, MSN, RN
2,140 Posts
Looks right to me unless they want to know how long it will take to infuse the 1000ml?
Esme12, ASN, BSN, RN
1 Article; 20,908 Posts
Yup.....you don't need the 1000ml for this calculation........DosageHelp.com - Helping Nursing Students Learn Dosage Calculations
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Thank you!