Two Step
- Step 1 - Amount of fluid divided by hours to administer = ml/hr
Step 2 - ml/hr x gtts/ml(IV set)
60 min= gtts/min
One Step
amount of fluid x drops/milliliter (IV set)
hours to administer x minutes/hour (60)
| Example: | 1000 ml over 8 hrs IV set = 15 gtts/ml |
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Two Step
Step 1 - 1000
8= 125 Step 2 - 125 x 15
60= 31.25 (31 gtts/min)
- One Step
1000 x 15
8 hrs x 60= 15,000
480= 31.25 (31gtts/min)
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