Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 90%
Simulated
A nurse is preparing to administer 0.9% sodium chloride (NS) 100 mL IV to infuse over 4 hr. The drip factor of the manual IV tubing is 60 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the manual IV infusion to deliver how many gtt/min? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number.)
Correct answer
25 gtt/min.
Rationale
Drip rate (gtt/min) = (100 mL / 240 min) x 60 gtt/mL = 25 gtt/min.