Questions: Drip Set: 10 gtt / mL Drip Rate: 16 gtt / 7 sec The patient will receive mL / min. a. 16 mL / min b. 15.2 mL / min c. 13.7 mL / min d. 6 mL / min

Solution Steps

To determine the drip rate in mL per minute, we need to convert the given drip rate in gtt per second to mL per minute. We can use the following steps:

1. Convert the drip rate from gtt per second to gtt per minute.
2. Use the drip set conversion factor to convert gtt per minute to mL per minute.

Given:

• Drip rate: \( \frac{16 \, \text{gtt}}{7 \, \text{sec}} \)

First, convert the drip rate to gtt per minute: \[ \text{Drip rate (gtt/min)} = \left( \frac{16 \, \text{gtt}}{7 \, \text{sec}} \right) \times 60 \, \text{sec/min} = 137.1429 \, \text{gtt/min} \]

Given:

• Drip set: \( 10 \, \text{gtt/mL} \)

Convert the drip rate from gtt per minute to mL per minute: \[ \text{Drip rate (mL/min)} = \frac{137.1429 \, \text{gtt/min}}{10 \, \text{gtt/mL}} = 13.7143 \, \text{mL/min} \]

Final Answer