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The patient is ordered 1000 mL D5W over five hours. The IV set has a drop factor of ten. What is the drip rate for this IV?

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Explanation:

1000 ml / ( 5h x 60 min/hr) = 3 1/3 ml per minute

if drip factor is ten, this means 10 drops are 1 ml

   10 drops/ ml * (3  1/3 ml / min)  = 33.3 drops per minute

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