A nurse is preparing to administer dextrose 5% in water (DSW) 100 mL to infuse over 1 hr. The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 15 gtt/ml. The nurse should set the manual IV infusion to deliver how many gtt/min? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number.)

Calculate the total drops needed: Total drops (gtt) = Total volume (mL) x Drop factor (gtt/mL) =100 mL x 15 gtt/mL = 1500 gtt Calculate the infusion time in minutes: 1 hour x 60 minutes/hour = 60 minutes Calculate the drops per minute (gtt/min) Total drops per min (gtt/min) = Total drops (gtt) / Total minutes (min) =1500 gtt / 60 min = 25 gtt/min The nurse should set the manual IV infusion to deliver 25 gtt/min.