Question

150 mL NS bolus IV to infuse in 45 minutes Infusion set delivers 15 gtt/mL At what rate (gtt/min) will you set the infusion?

Answer 1

Answer:

rate of infusion is 50 gtt/min

Explanation:

given data

infuse = 150 mL

time = 45 min

delivers = 15 gtt/mL

to find out

rate of infusion

solution

we will apply here formula for rate that is

rate = infuse × delivers / time   .............................1

put here all these value

so

rate = 150 × 15 / 45

rate = 2250 /45

rate = 50

so rate of infusion is 50 gtt/min