All the syringe pumps in your department are broken and you need to prescribe 1L of fluid over 10 hours. How many drops per minute is that?

• 25
• 33
• 100

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Look on the back of the giving set and you will see the value for the drop factor – usually 15, 20 or 60 drops / ml.

And to work out drops per minute = ( total volume to be given (mls) / time (min) ) x drop factor (drops / ml)

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