The health care provider orders 1000 mL D%W with 0.45 N/S to infuse over 12 hours.?

Question

The health care provider orders 1000 mL D%W with 0.45 N/S to infuse over 12 hours. What will the flow rate be if you are using 15gtts/mL tubing?

Answer 1

just forget about the contents of the solution. it's 1000 ml volume and it needs to go in over 12 hours.

1000/12=83.33

so the rate in ml/hr would be 83.33 ml/hr

to convert to drops/hr, it would be 83.33*15 = 1250 drops/hr

to convert to drops/min, it would be 1250/60 = 20.83 drops/min

Answer 2

14 drops per minute

Answer 3

It would likely be set to 80mL/hour (technically 83mL/hr)