Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 81%
Simulated
A nurse is to 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
gtt/min = (100 mL x 10 gtt/mL) / 30 min = 33.33, rounded to 33.