Question

An order is written for 500 ml of ns to infuse at 40 gtt/min. how long would it take to infuse the ns if the set delivers 10 gtt/ml?

Answer 1

It would take 125 minutes to infuse the ns if the set delivers 10 gtt/ml. By taking the following factors into account: - The volume should be given in milliliters. - Time is expressed in minutes or hours. - Adjust the drop factor in gtts/ml.

Given,  500 ml of ns:

10 x 500 = 5,000 drops

10 drops per milliliter is 10 gtt/mL.

So, for 500 mL, you will receive:

Given that the flow rate is 40 gtt/min,

or 40 drops each minute,

we may calculate the number of minutes by dividing the total drops by 40:

5,000/40 = 125 minutes

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