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mrs. johnson was admitted to the the ED for dehydration caused sever emesis. Dr. Tori ordered...

mrs. johnson was admitted to the the ED for dehydration caused sever emesis. Dr. Tori ordered iv Zoran 40mg to be added to 1 liter of lactated ringers to be infused over 4 hours. the nurse is using an Intravenous giving set with a drop factor (gtt) of 15 gtt/min. Calculate ml/min calculate ml/hr calculate gtt/min

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Dr. Tori ordered iv Zoran 40mg to be added to 1 liter of lactated ringers to be infused over 4 hours

ml/hr = 1000ml/4

250ml/hr

ml/min

250/60

= 4.166 ml/min

mL/hr X drop factor = gtt/min. 60 minutes

= 1000ml/ 4 x 60 x 15 gtt/min

= 62.5 gtts/min

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