A nurse is preparing to administer dextrose 5% in water IV to infuse at 100 mL/60 min. The drop factor on the manual IV tubing is 60 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the IV flow rate to deliver how many gtt/min? (Round to the nearest whole number.)

Step 1: Use the formula Flow rate (gtt/min) = (Volume to infuse × Drop factor) ÷ Time in minutes Step 2: Insert known values Volume = 100 mL Drop factor = 60 gtt/mL Time = 60 min Flow rate = (100 × 60) ÷ 60 Flow rate = 6,000 ÷ 60 Flow rate = 100 gtt/min Final Answer: 100 gtt/min