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Order: 250 ml NS to infuse at 50 ml/hr – started at 9 a.m. (60 gtts/ml). How many drops perminute? At what time of day will the NS haveinfused? So I have the second part figured out...1400 but I am having problems with the first part. This is my work. Could someone show me where I went wrong please? 250 ml x 60 gtts 50 ml/hr So I multiplied the top and divided by the bottom to come up with the answer of 18000 gtts/min. I did convert it to minutes separately, which was .83, when I did the problem again and came up with 18072.3 gtts/min. This just seems like an outrageous answer and was confused on how else to set this up, as this is the way our instructor taught us. If there is something easier to understand, send it my way please! Thank you to any one who helps!

I took physiology 2 years ago. That may be my problem because I am having a hard time linking it all together.

I would pm you but don't have enough posts yet... our instructor has certain drugs she wants us to specific information on is the only reason I do flashcards. I go over lecture notes and take the end of chapter quizzes in our book. I'm just having a hard time applying book knowledge to test questions, I think.

I apparently am not grasping what is being taught based on my first two tests and failing them. By failing I mean a 70% on the first and a 69% on the one from today. The way I am studying is not working. Any suggestions? I write all of the drugs our instructor puts onto the blueprint for the tests and then study basic info for the different classes but it isn't working... any ideas would be much appreciated. Oh and I only have four weeks to fix this with another two tests in there.