An IV infusion order is written for 0.3 L of D5W/0.45% NS to run over 12 hours. The drp factor on th IV is set to 12 gtt/mL. What is the flow rate in drops per minute? Hint make sure your equation includes conversion factors for volume and timeso that the answer is in gtt/min.______________________
Believe its 300 x 12/12 x 60 = x
Solve for x you should get 3.
Dont count on my answer 100% i haven't done this in awhile.
To determine the flow rate in drops per minute, we'll follow these steps:
Step 1: Convert the given volume from liters to milliliters.
Since 1 liter is equal to 1000 milliliters, we can multiply 0.3 L by 1000 to get:
0.3 L * 1000 mL/L = 300 mL
Step 2: Use the formula to calculate the flow rate:
Flow rate (gtt/min) = Volume (mL) / Time (min)
Step 3: Plug in the given values into the formula:
Flow rate (gtt/min) = 300 mL / 12 hours
Step 4: Convert hours to minutes.
Since 1 hour is equal to 60 minutes, we can multiply 12 hours by 60 to get:
12 hours * 60 min/hour = 720 min
Step 5: Calculate the flow rate:
Flow rate (gtt/min) = 300 mL / 720 min
Step 6: Multiply by the drip factor.
Since the given drip factor is 12 gtt/mL, we can multiply the flow rate by 12 to get:
Flow rate (gtt/min) = 300 mL / 720 min * 12 gtt/mL
Step 7: Simplify the equation:
Flow rate (gtt/min) = 0.4167 gtt/min, rounded to four decimal places.
Therefore, the flow rate in drops per minute is approximately 0.4167 gtt/min.