Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 88%
Simulated
A nurse is preparing to administer lactated Ringer's 400 mL IV bolus to infuse over 3 hr. The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 20 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
A
Rationale
Calculation: (400 mL ├âÔÇö 20 gtt/mL) ├â┬À (3 hr ├âÔÇö 60 min/hr) = 44 gtt/min.