The IV pump you were using to infuse Mr. Flint’s IVF is necessary for another patient and you must calculate the rate in gtt/min. You check the tubing package and find a drop factor of 20 gtt/ml. You recall the order: 1 L NS IV at 100 mL/hr now What is the rate? Mr. Flint’s lab work is back and his potassium level is slightly decreased at 3.1 mEq/L. The physician changes the IV fluid to 1 L of D5 NS + 20 mEq KCl at a rate of 2.25 mEq/hr. You add the potassium to the D5 NS and calculate the new rate. Using the same drop factor of 20 gtt/mL, what is the rate in gtt/min? Before you can administer the new IVF, you must place a label.  You just finished adding 20 mEq of potassium chloride to 1,000 mL dextrose 5% in 0.9 % sodium chloride.  What will your label look like? (Be specific with the information - don't write generalities like name - put his name or infusion rate - put the actual infusion rate.)

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The IV pump you were using to infuse Mr. Flint’s IVF is necessary for another patient and you must calculate the rate in gtt/min. You check the tubing package and find a drop factor of 20 gtt/ml. You recall the order:

1 L NS IV at 100 mL/hr now

What is the rate?

Mr. Flint’s lab work is back and his potassium level is slightly decreased at 3.1 mEq/L. The physician changes the IV fluid to 1 L of D5 NS + 20 mEq KCl at a rate of 2.25 mEq/hr. You add the potassium to the D5 NS and calculate the new rate.

Using the same drop factor of 20 gtt/mL, what is the rate in gtt/min?

Before you can administer the new IVF, you must place a label.  You just finished adding 20 mEq of potassium chloride to 1,000 mL dextrose 5% in 0.9 % sodium chloride. 

What will your label look like? (Be specific with the information - don't write generalities like name - put his name or infusion rate - put the actual infusion rate.)

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