Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 95%
Simulated
A nurse is preparing to administer 1,000 mL of lactated Ringer's IV over 6 hr. The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 10 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the manual IV infusion to deliver how many gtt/min? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
Correct answer
28
Rationale
Flow rate = (Total volume ├ù Drop factor) ├À Time in minutes = (1000 mL ├ù 10 gtt/mL) ├À 360 min = 27.78 ├óÔÇ░╦å 28 gtt/min. This calculation ensures the correct infusion rate for the IV fluid.