Use the appropriate formula to solve the following calculations: mLs/hrs = rate per hour mLs/minutes x drip factor = drops per minute Remember: Macrodrip 10 gtts/mL • Microdrip 60 gtts/mL 1. A nurse is preparing to infuse a 250 mL of an antibiotic in normal saline via piggy-back over 2 hours. The drip factor is 15 gtt/mL. The nurse would program the flow rate to deliver how many drops per minute?

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Use the appropriate formula to solve the following calculations:
mLs/hrs = rate per hour
mLs/minutes x drip factor = drops per minute
Remember:
Macrodrip 10 gtts/mL
•
Microdrip 60 gtts/mL
1.
A nurse is preparing to infuse a 250 mL of an antibiotic in normal saline via piggy-back over 2
hours. The drip factor is 15 gtt/mL. The nurse would program the flow rate to deliver how
many drops per minute?
Transcribed Image Text:Use the appropriate formula to solve the following calculations: mLs/hrs = rate per hour mLs/minutes x drip factor = drops per minute Remember: Macrodrip 10 gtts/mL • Microdrip 60 gtts/mL 1. A nurse is preparing to infuse a 250 mL of an antibiotic in normal saline via piggy-back over 2 hours. The drip factor is 15 gtt/mL. The nurse would program the flow rate to deliver how many drops per minute?
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