A client receives a prescription for 1 liter of lactated Ringer's intravenously (IV) to be infused over 8 hours. The IV administration set delivers 20 gtt/mL. How many gtt/min should the nurse regulate the infusion? (Enter numerical value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest whole number.)

- Calculate the total volume in mL: 1 liter = 1000 mL - Calculate the total infusion time in minutes: 8 hours x 60 minutes = 480 minutes - Calculate the infusion rate in mL/min: 1000 mL / 480 minutes = 2.08 mL/min - Calculate the infusion rate in gtt/min: 2.08 mL/min x 20 gtt/mL = 41.6 gtt/min - Round to the nearest whole number: 42 gtt/min