Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 65%
Simulated
Passage / Scenario
A nurse is preparing to infuse 1 liter of 0.9% sodium chloride IV over 8 hr with a tubing set that delivers 15 gtts/mLA nurse is preparing to infuse 1 liter of 0.9% sodium chloride IV over 8 hr with a tubing set that delivers 15 gtts/mL. The nurse should set the manual IV infusion to deliver how many drops/min?
Correct answer
31
Rationale
Calculated as (1000 mL ├âÔÇö 15 gtts/mL) ├â┬À (8 hr ├âÔÇö 60 min) = 31.25, rounded to 31 drops/min, ensuring accurate IV infusion rate.