Question

the nurse is caring for a client who is prescribed 200 ml of vancomycin 1 g iv to be infused over 2 hours. the iv drip factor is 20 gtt/ml. calculate the drip rate (gtts/min) for this infusion. record your answer using a whole number. answer:

Explanation:

Step1: Convert time to minutes

$2 \text{ hours} \times 60 = 120 \text{ minutes}$

Step2: Apply drip rate formula

Drip rate = $\frac{\text{Volume (mL)} \times \text{Drip factor (gtts/mL)}}{\text{Time (min)}}$
$\text{Drip rate} = \frac{200 \times 20}{120}$

Step3: Calculate and round to whole number

$\frac{4000}{120} \approx 33$

Answer:

33 gtts/min