Drip Factors

Doctor's order says: "2L of D5 1/2 Normal Saline with 50 meq Potassium Chloride to infuse over 48 hours." Drip factor: 15 gtt/mL

10 gtt/min

Doctor's order says: "300 mL of Ampicillin Sodium 500 mg to infuse over 40 minutes." Drip factor: 20 gtt/mL

150 gtt/min

Doctor's order says: "500 mL of D5 1/2 Normal Saline with 10 meq of potassium chloride to infuse over 5 hours " Drip factor: 10 gtt/mL

17 gtt/min

Doctor's order says: "650 mL of D5W to infuse over 6 hours." Drip factor: 10 gtt/mL

18 gtt/min

Doctor's order says: "3 L of D5W with 20 meq of potassium chloride to infuse over 24 hours" Drip factor: 10 gtt/mL

21 gtt/min

Doctor's order says: "0.4 L of D5W in Normal Saline to infuse over 3 hours." Drip factor: 10 gtt/mL

22 gtt/min

Doctor's order says: "Infuse 1500 mL of Lactated Ringer's over 12 hours." Drip factor: 15 gtt/mL

31 gtt/min

Doctor's order says: "Two 250 mL Packed Red Blood Cells to infuse over 4 hours." Drip factor: 15 gtt/mL

31 gtt/min

Doctor's order says: "0.5 L of Normal Saline to infuse over 6 hours." Drip factor: 30 gtt/mL

42 gtt/min

Doctor's order says: "50 ml of Zofran to infuse over 15 minutes." Drip factor: 15 gtt/mL

50 gtt/min