A tube feeding administered from 7 PM to 6 AM provides a total of 1800 kcals at a concentration of 1.6 calories/cc. How many cc/hr were given?

To determine the number of cc/hr administered during the tube feeding, it is essential to first calculate how many total hours the feeding lasts. The feeding runs from 7 PM to 6 AM, which is a total of 11 hours.

Next, since you know the total caloric intake (1800 kcals) and the concentration of the formula (1.6 calories/cc), you can calculate the total volume of the feeding needed to deliver those calories.

To find the volume in cc that corresponds to 1800 kcals at a concentration of 1.6 calories/cc, you use the formula:

Total volume (cc) = Total calories / Concentration (calories/cc)

Plugging in the values:

Total volume = 1800 kcals / 1.6 calories/cc = 1125 cc

Now that you have the total volume, dividing this by the number of hours the feeding is administered gives you the rate in cc/hr:

cc/hr = Total volume (cc) / Total hours

cc/hr = 1125 cc / 11 hours = 102.27 cc/hr

When rounded, this number would be approximately 100 cc/hr. Therefore, the calculation verifies that administering 100