ANCC Medical-Surgical Nursing Exam Prep

Category - Medical-Surgical Nursing Practice Test

Forty-eight hours after a burn injury, the physician orders for the client 2 liters of IV fluid to be administered q12 h. The drop factor of the tubing is 10 gtt/ml. The nurse should set the flow to provide:
  1. 18 gtt/min
  2. 28 gtt/min
  3. 32 gtt/min
  4. 36 gtt/min
Explanation
Answer - B - The nurse should set the flow to provide 28 gtt/min. This is the correct flow rate; multiply the amount to be infused (2000 ml) by the drop factor (10) and divide the result by the amount of time in minutes (12 hours x 60 minutes).
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