1000 mL of D5W is ordered to be infused over 5 hours. The drop factor is 10 gtt/mL. How many gtt/min should be given to infuse the 1000 mL over 5 hours?

flow rate of to infuse the 1000 mL over 5 hours is 33.33 gtt/min

Step-by-step explanation:

Given data

volume = 1000 mL

time = 5 hours

drop factor = 10 gtt/min

to find out

flow rate of to infuse the 1000 mL over 5 hours

Solution

we know flow rate formula i. e.

flow rate = (volume * drop factor) / time ... 1

here time will be in min so time = 5 hours = 5 * 60 = 300 min

put volume, drop factor and time value in equation 1 and we get flow rate

flow rate = (volume * drop factor) / time

flow rate = (1000 * 10) / 300

flow rate = 33.33 gtt/min

flow rate of to infuse the 1000 mL over 5 hours is 33.33 gtt/min