The doctor ordered an IV infusion of NaCl at 125 ml/hr for the next 48 hours. THe drop factor for the IV tubing is 10.
1) calculate the gtts/min
Answer: 23 gtts/min
2) calculate the total amount of IV fluid the client will receive in 48 hours.
I got 6000 ml....
Anyone check please.
125ml/hr= 125ml/hr*1hr/60 min=
= 125/60=2.08
now 2.08 x drop factor=20.8=21drops/min
http://www.dosagehelp.com/iv_rate_drop.html
In 48 hours (48*60 min)=2880 min
volume= 2.08ml/min*2880min=5990ml
How does that compare with dr orders? 125ml/hr * 48 hr=6000
To calculate the gtts/min rate, you need to use the formula:
gtts/min = (V(ml) x DF) / T(min)
Where:
- V(ml) is the total volume of the IV infusion in milliliters
- DF is the drop factor, which is the number of drops per milliliter
- T(min) is the total time in minutes
1) Calculating the gtts/min rate:
Given:
- V(ml) = 125 ml/hr (as the doctor ordered)
- DF = 10 (the drop factor)
- T(min) = 60 min/hr (as there are 60 minutes in an hour)
Substituting these values into the formula:
gtts/min = (125 ml/hr x 10) / 60 min/hr
gtts/min = 1250 ml / 60 min
gtts/min ≈ 20.83 gtts/min (rounded to the nearest whole number)
Therefore, the gtts/min rate is approximately 21 gtts/min.
2) To calculate the total amount of IV fluid the client will receive in 48 hours, you need to multiply the infusion rate (125 ml/hr) by the total number of hours (48):
Total amount of IV fluid = infusion rate x number of hours
Total amount of IV fluid = 125 ml/hr x 48 hr
Total amount of IV fluid = 6000 ml
So, your calculation of 6000 ml is correct. The client will receive a total of 6000 ml of IV fluid in 48 hours.