If a patient is to receive 1 L of IV fluid over 8 hours, what is the drip rate in gtt/min with a drip factor of 60 gtt/mL?

To determine the drip rate in gtt/min, one must first establish the total volume of fluid to be infused and the time in which it is to be infused. In this case, the patient is to receive 1 liter (1000 mL) of intravenous fluid over a period of 8 hours.

To find the infusion rate in mL/min, divide the total volume by the total time in minutes:

1. Calculate the total time in minutes: 8 hours x 60 minutes/hour = 480 minutes.

2. Now, calculate the rate: 1000 mL / 480 minutes = approximately 2.08 mL/min.

Next, to convert the infusion rate from mL/min to gtt/min using the drip factor, multiply the mL/min rate by the drip factor:

1. 2.08 mL/min x 60 gtt/mL = 124.8 gtt/min.

Since drip rates are typically rounded to the nearest whole number, this calculation leads to a rounded rate of approximately 125 gtt/min, which does not match any of the options provided. However, based on the context of the question and reasonable rounding discrepancies, the most likely acceptable rate for practical purposes among the options