A client receives a prescription for 1 liter of lactated Ringer's intravenously (IV) to be infused over 12 hours. The IV administration set delivers 60 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 of fluid to be infused in mL: 1 liter = 1000 mL - Divide the total volume by the infusion time in minutes: 1000 mL / (12 hours x 60 minutes) = 1.39 mL/min - Multiply the infusion rate in mL/min by the drop factor in gtt/mL: 1.39 mL/min x 60 gtt/mL = 83.33 gtt/min - Round the answer to the nearest whole number: 83 gtt/min