A nurse is preparing to administer 1,200 mL of 0.9% sodium chloride IV to infuse over 10 hours. The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 20 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the manual IV infusion to deliver how many gtt/min? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number.)

Step 1: Use the manual IV drip formula gtt/min = (Volume (mL) × Drop factor (gtt/mL)) ÷ Time (min) Step 2: Identify values Volume = 1,200 mL Drop factor = 20 gtt/mL Time = 10 hours = 10 × 60 = 600 minutes Step 3: Plug in values gtt/min = (1,200 × 20) ÷ 600 = 24,000 ÷ 600 = 40 gtt/min Final Answer: 40 gtt/min