iv calculation problem!!!!!!!!!!!

[prettyparade_3]

i have a problem finding out how much is left in an iv bag. i know that there is no distinct formula and im not exactly sure how to solve this problem. here it is:

In D5W 1000cc is started at 7am at a rate of 150 cc for 6 hours then decreased to 125cc. drip factor is 15 gtt. what will be left in the bag at 6 hours?

please this is due tomorrow i need help!!!!

thankyou in advance.

[memotts]

100ml's left at 6 hours before you decrease it to 125ml's.

[sharann, BSN, RN]

Break it down.

IF you have 1000cc's to sart with...take the rate per hour which is 150cc's/hr.

Then figure out with basic math what 150 X 6 is (it is 900cc's right?)

So you really are being asked to multiply right now. The decreased rate part is to throw you off and to let you know you have less than 1 hour of fluid left before changing the bag(in real practice).

Hope this helps!

[memotts]

Just Know That In The Real World You Will Not Be Thrown The Extra's To Throw You Off......why They Want To Torture Nursing Students Is Beyond Me.....

[sharann, BSN, RN]

Just Know That In The Real World You Will Not Be Thrown The Extra's To Throw You Off......why They Want To Torture Nursing Students Is Beyond Me.....

Exactly! You will have many things thrown at you but not like this piddly stuff. Good luck!

[SillyStudent, ASN, RN]

Just Know That In The Real World You Will Not Be Thrown The Extra's To Throw You Off......why They Want To Torture Nursing Students Is Beyond Me.....

Yeh, if I want to know how much is left in an IV bag, I glance at the pump for a millisecond and it says how much time I have left on the volume limit I set

[BlessedOne]

100cc s

[MayisontheWay]

1000 - (150 x 6hrs) = 1000-900 = 100

You're making it really complicated!

[Pleaides]

Drip factors.....I have never, ever had to worry about drip factors in the real world.

We have one size tubing, period, for everybody. Rate is controlled by a pump. Why are students still calculating drip factors?