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    This document provides a worksheet to calculate the number of drops per minute for administering various intravenous fluids and medications based on their flow rate in mL/hr and drop factor in gtts/mL, including D5W, LR, Ampicillin, D51/2NS, PRBCs, NS, Ancef, TPN solutions, and more. The worksheet lists 10 different fluids or medications with their infusion rate and volume to calculate the optimal drops per minute for each infusion.

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    This document provides a worksheet to calculate the number of drops per minute for administering various intravenous fluids and medications based on their flow rate in mL/hr and drop factor in gtts/mL, including D5W, LR, Ampicillin, D51/2NS, PRBCs, NS, Ancef, TPN solutions, and more. The worksheet lists 10 different fluids or medications with their infusion rate and volume to calculate the optimal drops per minute for each infusion.

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    Calculating Drops Per Minute Worksheet

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    Naesa Vallier Shelvin
    This document provides a worksheet to calculate the number of drops per minute for administering various intravenous fluids and medications based on their flow rate in mL/hr and drop factor in gtts/mL, including D5W, LR, Ampicillin, D51/2NS, PRBCs, NS, Ancef, TPN solutions, and more. The worksheet lists 10 different fluids or medications with their infusion rate and volume to calculate the optimal drops per minute for each infusion.

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    Calculating Drops per Minute Worksheet

    1. D5W 1000ml at 125 mL/hr


    Drop factor: 10 gtt/mL
    _____ gtts/min
    2. LR 450mL at 75mL/hr
    Drop factor: 60gtts/mL
    _____ gtts/min
    3. LR 1 liter at 250mL/hr
    Drop factor: 15gtts/mL
    _____ gtts/min
    4. Ampicillin 2 grams in 100 mL over 30 minutes
    Drop factor: 10 gtts/mL
    ____ gtts/min
    5. D51/2NS 500mL at 100mL/hr
    Drop factor: 20gtts/mL
    ____ gtts/min
    6. 1 unit of PRBC’s (320mL) over 4 hours
    Drop factor: 10gtts/mL
    ____gtts/min
    7. NS 1 liter at 200mL/hr
    Drop factor: 20gtts/mL
    ____gtts/min
    8. Ancef 1 gram in 100 mL over 20 minutes
    Drop factor: 15gtts/mL
    ____gtts/min
    9. TPN 1500mL at 150mL/hr
    Drop factor: 10gtts/mL
    ____gtts/min
    10.TPN 2200 mL to infuse over 10 hours
    Drop factor: 15 gtts/mL
    ____gtts/min

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