Question: 22. The Doctor Orders Ampicillin 500 Mg To Be Added To 100 ML Of D5W IVPB To Infuse Over 45 Minutes Q 8h. The Stock Supply Of Ampicillin Is A 2 Gram Vial. Directions Say To Reconstitute With 4.8 ML Sterile Water To Yield A Concentration Of 0.4 Gram/mL. The Drop Factor Is 20 Gtt/mL. What Is The Flow Rate In ML/hr? A. 2.2 ML/hr B. 133.3 ML/hr C. 133.33 …

22. The doctor orders ampicillin 500 mg to be added to 100 mL of D5W IVPB to infuse over 45 minutes q 8h. The stock supply of ampicillin is a 2 gram vial. Directions say to reconstitute with 4.8 mL sterile water to yield a concentration of 0.4 gram/mL. The drop factor is 20 gtt/mL. What is the flow rate in mL/hr? a. 2.2 mL/hr b. 133.3 mL/hr c. 133.33 mL/hr d. 133 mL/hr e. 13 mL/hr Page 119 23. The doctor orders 1500 mL of D5W q 12 h. The doctor also orders erythromycin 500 mg in 50 mL D5W IVPB to infuse over 30 minutes q 8 h. The stock supply is erythromycin 1 gram vial. The directions say to reconstitute with 4.8 mL of sterile water to yield 5 mL. The drop factor of each IV is 15 gtt/mL. Calculate the flow rate of the IVPB in gtt/min. a. 1500 gtt/min b. 0.11 gtt/min c. 2.5 gtt/min d. 25 gtt/min e. 0.1 gtt/min