PART 1: Your post-operative patient returns to the unit with Lactated Ringers. The order states that the patient should receive 1000mL every 12 hours for the next 24 hours. The drip factor for your IV tubing is 15gttps/mL. How many milliliters will the patient receive in 24 hours?
PART 2: Order: Normal Saline 125cc/hr x 6 hours. Drop factor of the IV tubing is 15gttp/mL. What is the gttps/min if infusing by gravity? Round to the nearest whole number