Answer:
25 drops per minute
Explanation:
We need to use:
Drip rate = [tex]\frac{millimeters\;of\;Fluid}{Minutes\;of\;infusion}\times drip\;set[/tex]
We have the following given:
Millimeters of Fluid = 500ml
hours of infusion: 5 hours
drip set: 15
Since the given is in hours, but we need it in minutes, you need to convert it first:
[tex]5hrs\times\dfrac{60mins}{1hr} = 300mins[/tex]
So we need to just plug in everything we know and solve for what we don't know:
[tex]\dfrac{500ml}{300mins} \times15= 25ml/min[/tex]
1ml = 1gtt or drop so our rate is 25drops per minute.
