A nurse is preparing to administer lactated Ringer's IV to infuse at 60 mL/hr. 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 the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

Calculation: Identify the infusion rate and drop factor Infusion Rate: 60 mL/hr Drop Factor: 60 gtt/mL Convert infusion rate to minutes Time: 1 hour = 60 minutes Calculate the flow rate Flow Rate (gtt/min) = (Infusion Rate × Drop Factor) ÷ Time Flow Rate = (60 × 60) ÷ 60 Flow Rate = 3,600 ÷ 60 = 60 gtt/min