A child weighing 77 lbs.is prescribed gentamicin sulfate 7.5 mg/kg/day in 3 divided doses.The medication is 10 mg/mL in 50 mL of fluid to infuse over 1 hour using a drop factor of 10 gtts/mL.How many gtts/min should the nurse set the infusion pump?

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gtt/min = 10 gtts/1 mL x 50 mL/10 mg x 7.5 mg/1 kg x 1 kg/2.2 lbs x 77 lbs/day x 1 day/24 hrs x 1 hr/60 min.Multiply the numerators and the divide by the denominators.The nurse will set the infusion pump for 9 gtts/min.

A Child Weighing 77 Lbs