The doctor has ordered 1,000 cc of intravenous fluid every 8 hours. You will be using intravenous tubing that delivers 20 cc/drop. At what rate will you adjust the intravenous fluid flow? _____ gtts per minute.
A- 38 gtts/min
B- 42 gtts/min
C- 50 gtts/min
D- 40 gtts/min
Correct Response: B
42 gtts/min
This calculation is performed using several steps as below.
1000 cc = 125 cc/hr
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125 x 20 = 125 = 41.6 or 42 gtts rounded off
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