A nurse is preparing to administer clindamycin 1,200 mg IV bolus over 1 hr to a client who is allergic to penicillin. Available is clindamycin 1,200 mg in dextrose 5% in water 100 mL. The drop factor on the manual IV tubing is 15 gtt/min. The nurse should set the flow rate to deliver how many gtt/min? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

Step 1 is to identify the total volume, the drop factor, and the time in minutes Total Volume: 100 mL Drop Factor: 15 gtt/mL Time: 1 hour Step 2 is to convert hours to minutes Conversion factor: 1 hour = 60 minutes Time in minutes = 1 × 60 1 × 60 = 60 minutes Step 3 is to calculate the flow rate in gtt/min Flow rate = (Total Volume ÷ Time in minutes) × Drop Factor Flow rate = (100 ÷ 60) × 15 100 ÷ 60 = 1.6666... 1.6666... × 15 = 25 Flow rate = 25 gtt/min Step 4 is to round to the nearest whole number 25 = 25 gtt/min Answer: 25 gtt/min