A client receives a prescription for 1 liter of lactated Ringer's IV to be infused over 8 hours. The IV administration set delivers 10 gtt/mL. How many gtt/min should the nurse regulate the infusion? (Enter numerical value only. It rounding is required, round to the nearest whole number.)

Given Information: Volume: 1 liter Infusion time: 8 hours Drop factor: 10 gtt/mL Convert liters to milliliters 1 liter = 1000 mL Calculate the total infusion time in minutes 8 hours x 60 min/hour = 480 minutes Calculate the infusion rate in mL/min Infusion rate = Total volume / Infusion time Infusion rate = 1000 mL / 480 min = 2.08 mL/min Calculate the gtt/min gtt/min = Infusion rate (mL/min) x Drop factor (gtt/mL) gtt/min = 2.08 mL/min x 10 gtt/mL = 20.8 gtt/min Round to the nearest whole number (as instructed) gtt/min = 21 gtt/min