The nurse is hanging an IV piggyback with 100 mL with a macrodrop tubing set (drop factor 20). The infusion is to go over 60 minutes. How many drops per minute would deliver the rate correctly?

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A macrodrop set has a drop factor of 20 (this means that 20 drops = 1 mL).To infuse 100 mL over 60 minutes = 60 mL/hour or 1.67 mL/minute(100 mL/hour)/60 minutes = 1.67 mL/minute F1F1F1S1?F1F1F10 20 drops/mL = 33.33 drops/minute

The Nurse Is Hanging an IV Piggyback with 100 ML