A nurse is preparing to administer dextrose 5% in water 350 mL IV to infuse over 3 hr. The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 10 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the manual 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 use a trailing zero.)

Calculation Total Volume: 350 mL Total Infusion Time: 3 hr Drop Factor: 10 gtt/mL Convert Total Infusion Time from Hours to Minutes Time in minutes = 3 hr x 60 min/hr = 180 min Calculate the Flow Rate (gtt/min) Flow Rate (gtt/min) = (Total Volume (mL) /Time (min)) x Drop Factor (gtt/mL) = (350 / 180 min) x 10 gtt/mL = 1.944 x 10 = 19.444 gtt/min