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.)

First, convert the volume of fluid from liters to milliliters by multiplying by 1000: 1 x 1000 = 1000 mL Next, divide the volume of fluid by the duration of infusion in minutes: 1000 / (12 x 60) = 1.39 mL/min Then, multiply the infusion rate by the drop factor: 1.39 x 60 = 83.33 gtt/min The answer is 83 gtt/min (rounded to the nearest whole number).