A Patient Is to Receive 1000 ML of D₅W Intravenously

question 11

Short Answer

A patient is to receive 1000 mL of D₅W intravenously over 6 hours.The nurse selects a tubing set with a drop factor of 15 gtt/mL.How many drops per minute are needed to infuse this fluid in the prescribed time?
_____ gtt per minute

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Definitions:

Finished Goods

Finished Goods are products that have completed the manufacturing process but have not yet been sold or distributed to the end customer.

Merchandise Inventory

Goods and products that a business holds in stock with the intent of selling them to customers.

FIFO

First-In, First-Out, an inventory valuation method where the first items placed in inventory are the first sold.

LIFO

An inventory valuation approach called Last In, First Out dictates that the newest items in inventory are the first to be accounted for as sold or used.