The physician ordered D5 NS to run at 125 mL/hour with a drop factor of 20 gtt/mL. Calculate the IV flow rate in gtt/minute. Round off to the nearest whole number.
A) 41
B) 42
C) 43
D) 44

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Use this formula: Number of milliliters to infuse F1F1F1S1?F1F1F10 TF/Number of minutes to infuse = Drops per minute or gtt/minute. Therefore, 125 mL F1F1F1S1?F1F1F10 20 gtt/mL ÷ 60 minutes = 2500/60 = 41.66 gtt/minute. Round off to the nearest whole number: 42 gtt/minute.

The Physician Ordered D5 NS to Run at 125 ML/hour