A nurse is preparing to administer lactated Ringer's solution IV to infuse at 120 mL/hr for a client who has a respiratory disorder. 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.)

Calculate the total drops per hour: Formula: Total drops/hour = Volume (mL/hr) x Drop factor (gtt/mL) =120 mL/hr x 60 gtt/mL = 7200 gtt/hr Calculate the drops per minute: Formula: Drops per minute (gtt/min) = Total drops/hour / 60 minutes/hour =7200 gtt/hr / 60 min/hr = 120 gtt/min The nurse should set the IV flow rate to deliver 120 gtt/min.