The physician ordered 1000 mL NS to infuse over 10 hours with a drop factor of 15 gtt/mL. Calculate the correct IV flow rate in drops per minute. Round off to the nearest whole number.
A) 24
B) 25
C) 100
D) 150

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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, 1000 mL F1F1F1S1?F1F1F10 15 gtt/mL ÷ 600 minutes (10 hours F1F1F1S1?F1F1F10 60 minutes) = 15,000/600 = 24.9 gtt/minute. Round off to the nearest whole number: 25 gtt/minute.

The Physician Ordered 1000 ML NS to Infuse Over 10