Nursing IV rate problem?

Question

The physician orders 2 liters of lactated ringers over 16 hours. The drip factor of the tubing is 20 gtt/cc. What will be the flow rate?

First I found the drip rate which is ml/hour. So 2000ml/16 hours is 125. Then Im lost. I dont know what to do next. How do I find the flow rate??? Thank you

Answer 1

Your almost there!

you got 125cc/hr. Convert that to cc/min which equals 125cc/hr divided by 60 min in an hour gives you 2.08333 cc/min

Then take your 2.08333cc/min and multiply that x your drops per cc which is 20gtt/cc. which ends up like this:

2.08333 x 20 = 41.666666 gtt/min or just round up to 42 gtt/min

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Answer 2

This is really a book sort of question, since I doubt you would see an order written this way (at least in the US). But at any rate;

Order is for 2000cc over 16 hours = 125 cc per hour (2000/16).

125 cc per hour = 2,500 gtts/hour (125x20) which = 41.7 gtts/min (2500/60)

which we will say is 42 gtts/minute

on the floor, you would time this for 30 seconds and be happy with 21 gtts in 30 seconds.

Answer 3

VOLUME = 2000 ML

TIME = 16 HOURS (960 MINUTES)

DRIP FACTOR = 20 GTT/CC

2OOOML/960 MIN  =   20 GTT/1 ML

4000 ML/GTT / 960 MIN/ML

4.166 GTT/MIN

CLEAR AS MUD?

Answer 4

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