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LEVEL II – IV Rates – Total Time
JD Learning Lab – Science


 
1.
 
Ordered: IV of 1500 ml
Drop factor: 10 gtts./ml
Rate of flow: 50 gtts./min
How long with the IV run? (ans 5 hours)
 

2.
 
 Ordered: 1000 ml IV
Drop factor: 20 gtts./ml
Rate of flow: 42 gtts./min
How long with the IV run? (ans 8 hours (rounded to nearest half hour)
 

3.
 
Ordered: 1200 ml IV
Drop factor: 15 gtts./ml
Rate of flow: 50 gtts./min
How long with the IV run? (ans 6 hours)
 

4.
 
Ordered: 2000 ml IV
Drop factor: 20 gtts./ml
Rate of flow: 60 gtts./min
How long with the IV run? (ans 11 hours)