A nurse is preparing to infuse dextrose 5% in 0.45% sodium chloride 500 mL IV bolus over 4 hr. The drop factor of the manual tubing is 60gtt/min. The nurse should set the IV infusion to deliver how many gtt/min? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number Do not use a trailing zero.)

Calculation: Identify the total volume, time, and drip factor Total Volume: 500 mL Time: 4 hours = 240 minutes Drip Factor: 60 gtt/mL Calculate the flow rate Flow Rate (gtt/min) = (Volume × Drip Factor) ÷ Time Flow Rate = (500 × 60) ÷ 240 Flow Rate = 30,000 ÷ 240 = 125 gtt/min