A nurse is preparing to administer dextrose 5% in 0.45% sodium chloride 1 L to infuse at 100 mL/hr. The nurse is using microtubing. The nurse should set the manual IV infusion to deliver how many gtt/min? (Round to the nearest whole number.)

Step 1 is calculate the total drops per minute needed using the flow rate and drop factor:. (100 mL÷ 60 min) × 60 gtt/mL. Step 2 is simplify the calculation:. 1.666. mL/min× 60 gtt/mL. Step 3 is perform the final calculation:. 100 gtt/min. The final calculated answer is 100 gtt/min.