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    Ati lpn level med surg proctored exam (Delaware county school)
    Calculation

    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.)

    gtt/min

    Explanation & Rationale

    Flow rate (gtt/min) = (Volume to infuse × Drop factor) ÷ Time (minutes) Flow rate = (120 mL × 60 gtt/mL) ÷ 60 min Flow rate = 7200 ÷ 60 Flow rate = 120 gtt/min

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