The physician ordered 500 mL D5 ½ NS to run at 100 mL/hour with a drop factor of 60 gtt/mL. Calculate the IV flow rate in gtt/minute. Round off to the nearest whole number.
A) 25
B) 50
C) 75
D) 100

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Use this formula: Number of milliliters to infuse F1F1F1S1?F1F1F10 DF/Number of minutes to infuse = Drops per minute or gtt/minute. Therefore, 100 mL F1F1F1S1?F1F1F10 60 gtt/mL ÷ 60 minutes = 100 × 60/60 = 100 gtt/min.

The Physician Ordered 500 ML D5 ½ NS to Run