Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 80%
Simulated
A nurse is preparing to administer cefazolin 1 g by intermittent IV bolus over 30 min. Available is cefazolin 1 g in 100 mL dextrose 5% in water (DSW). The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 10 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the manual IV infusion to deliver how many gtt/min? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
Correct answer
33 gtt/min
Rationale
Calculating (100 mL × 10 gtt/mL) / 30 min yields 33.33 gtt/min, rounded to 33 gtt/min for accurate antibiotic delivery.