The nurse is caring for an 8 year old child who has a chroni…

The nurse is caring for an 8 year old child who has a chronic illness.  The child has had a tracheostomy since shortly after birth and a parent is rooming-in during this hospitalization.  The parent insists on providing almost all of the child’s care and tells the nurses how to care for the child.  The primary nurse should recognize that the parent is:

A nurse is preparing to administer 150mL dextrose 5% in wate…

A nurse is preparing to administer 150mL dextrose 5% in water (D5W) IV to infuse over 3 hours.  The drop factor is 10 gtt/mL.  The nurse should set the IV infusion to deliver how many gtt/min? If needed, round the answer to the nearest whole number. ___________ gtt/min