Blood, Electrolytes, and Intravenous Infusions 3-14 |
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3-14. EXAMPLE OF A DRIP RATE CALCULATION
Let us use an example to illustrate this process. The physician has ordered you to infuse 2000 ml of normal saline. The fluid is to be infused over eight hours. Your infusion set delivers 15 drops per milliliter. How many drops per minute should be administered? a. Multiply 2000 ml by 15 drops per ml. Answer: 30,000 drops. b. Multiply 8 hours by 60 minutes. Answer: 480 minutes. c. Divide 30,000 by 480. Answer: 62 drops per minute. |
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