A client receives a prescription for dextrose 5% in water 500 mL IV to be infused over 4 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.)

To find out how many gtt/min the nurse should regulate the infusion; We can use the following formula: Flow rate (gtt/min) = Total volume (mL) / Time (min) ​× Drop factor (gtt/mL) Given: Total volume = 500 mL Time = 4 hours = 240 minutes (since 1 hour = 60 minutes) Drop factor = 15 gtt/mL Substituting the given values into the formula: Flow rate (gtt/min) =500 mL/240 min​ ×15 gtt/mL After performing the calculation, we find that the flow rate equals 31.25 gtt/min. So, the nurse should regulate the infusion to 31 gtt/min (rounded to the nearest whole number).