A nurse is preparing to administer Lactated Ringer's 1000 mL IV to infuse over 6 hours. The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 10 gtt/mL. What is the flow rate in gtt/min? (Round to the nearest whole number & fill in the blank with the numerical value only)

Total volume to be infused = 1000 mL Infusion time in hours = 6 hours Minutes per hour = 60 minutes/hour Total infusion time in minutes = 6 hours × 60 minutes/hour = 360 minutes Drop factor = 10 gtt/mL Calculate the flow rate in drops per minute (gtt/min): Flow rate (gtt/min) = (Total volume (mL) × Drop factor (gtt/mL)) / Total infusion time (minutes) = (1000 mL × 10 gtt/mL) / 360 minutes = 10000 gtt / 360 minutes = 27.777... gtt/min Round to the nearest whole number: = 28 gtt/min