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.)

To calculate the infusion rate, we need to use the formula: Infusion rate (gtt/min) = Volume (mL) x Drop factor (gtt/mL) / Time (min) First, we need to convert the volume from liters to milliliters by multiplying by 1,000. In this case, 1 liter is equivalent to 1,000 mL. To convert the time from hours to minutes, we need to multiply by 60. In this case, 12 hours is equivalent to 720 minutes. Plugging in the given values, we get: Infusion rate (gtt/min) = 1,000 mL x 60 gtt/mL / 720 min Simplifying, we get: Infusion rate (gtt/min) = 83.33 gtt/min Rounding to the nearest whole number, we get: Infusion rate (gtt/min) = 83 gtt/min