A provider prescribes dextrose 5% in water IV to infuse at 100 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)

Calculation: Flow rate = 100 mL/hr. Drop factor = 60 gtt/mL. Calculate the infusion rate in drops per minute (gtt/min). Infusion rate (gtt/min) = (Flow rate (mL/hr) x Drop factor (gtt/mL)) / 60 minutes/hr = (100 mL/hr x 60 gtt/mL) / 60 minutes/hr = 100 gtt/min.