A nurse is assisting with administering an IV infusion of 0.9% sodium chloride at 100 mL/hr. The IV tubing has a drop factor of 15 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the IV infusion to deliver how many gtt/min? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not us e a trailing zero.)

Calculation: Identify the infusion rate and drop factor Infusion Rate: 100 mL/hr Drop Factor: 15 gtt/mL Convert hours to minutes 1 hour = 60 minutes Calculate the flow rate Flow Rate (gtt/min) = (mL/hr × Drop Factor) ÷ 60 Flow Rate = (100 × 15) ÷ 60 Flow Rate = 1500 ÷ 60 = 25 gtt/min