The physician ordered 1000 mL of D5W to infuse over 16 hours with a drop factor of 20 gtt/mL. Calculate the correct IV flow rate in drops per minute. Round off to the nearest whole number.
A) 21
B) 28
C) 32
D) 46

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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 20 gtt/mL ÷ 960 minutes (16 hours F1F1F1S1?F1F1F10 60 minutes) = 20,000/960 = 20.8 gtt/minute. Round off to the nearest whole number: 21 gtt/minute.

The Physician Ordered 1000 ML of D5W to Infuse Over