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 15 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.)

The correct answer is 21 gtt/min, To calculate the flow rate (in gtt/min), you can use the following formula: Flow rate (gtt/min) = (Volume to be infused in mL ÷ Time in minutes) × Drop factor (gtt/mL) In this case, the volume to be infused is 1 liter, which is equivalent to 1000 mL. The time for infusion is 12 hours, which is equivalent to 720 minutes. The drop factor is given as 15 gtt/mL. Flow rate (gtt/min) = (1000 mL ÷ 720 min) × 15 gtt/mL = (1.39 gtt/min) × 15 gtt/mL ≈ 20.83 gtt/min Rounded to the nearest whole number, the nurse should regulate the infusion at 21 gtt/min.