The Nurse Practitioner (wp) orders an infusion of 500 ml of DSW/O.A5 NS over 10 hours. The IV drop factor is 15 drops (pss) per 1 mL . How many drops per minute would you infuse?

To find the number of drops per minute to infuse, we need to calculate the total number of drops in 10 hours and then convert that to drops per minute. Given: - Volume of infusion: 500 ml - Time for infusion: 10 hours - IV drop factor: 15 drops per 1 mL First, let's calculate the total number of drops in 10 hours: Total drops = Volume of infusion * IV drop factor Total drops = 500 ml * 15 drops/ml Next, we need to convert the total number of drops to drops per minute: Drops per minute = Total drops / (Time in minutes) Let's calculate the total number of drops and then convert it to drops per minute. Calculate the value by following steps: - step0: Calculate: \(500\times 15\) - step1: Multiply the numbers: \(7500\) The total number of drops in 10 hours is 7500 drops. Now, let's convert this to drops per minute: Drops per minute = 7500 drops / (10 hours * 60 minutes/hour) Calculate the value by following steps: - step0: Calculate: \(\frac{7500}{\left(10\times 60\right)}\) - step1: Remove the parentheses: \(\frac{7500}{10\times 60}\) - step2: Multiply the numbers: \(\frac{7500}{600}\) - step3: Reduce the fraction: \(\frac{25}{2}\) The number of drops per minute to infuse is 12.5 drops per minute.