The nurse prepares to administer 500 mL of normal saline to infuse at 175 mL/hr for a client who is vomiting. The IV tubing has a drop factor of 15 gtt/mL. How many gtt/min will the client receive? Round to a whole number.

Step 1: Use the formula Flow rate (gtt/min) = (mL/hr × Drop factor) ÷ 60 Step 2: Insert known values mL/hr = 175 Drop factor = 15 gtt/mL Flow rate = (175 × 15) ÷ 60 Flow rate = 2,625 ÷ 60 Flow rate = 43.75 gtt/min Step 3: Round to the nearest whole number 43.75 = 44 gtt/min Final Answer: 44 gtt/min