A nurse is caring for client who has sepsis and a prescription for vancomycin 1 g in 250 mL dextrose 5

Answer and explanation Step 1 is to calculate the infusion rate in mL/min:. 250 mL÷ 120 min = 2.083333333 mL/min. Step 2 is to calculate the final infusion rate in gtt/min:. 2.083333333 mL/min× 10 gtt/mL = 20.83333333 gtt/min. Step 3 is to round the final answer to the nearest whole number:. 21 gtt/min. The final calculated answer is 21 gtt/min.