A pediatric patient has an IV with a microdrip.The order is for 40 mL/hour to infuse.The nurse regulates the microdrip at:

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Select one of the following formulas to calculate drop rate based on drops per minute: mL/hr/60 min = mL/min followed by Drop factor × mL/min = drops/min or mL/hr × Drop factor/60 min = drops/min.In this case,40 mL/hr × 60 gtt/mL = 240 gtt/hr × 1 hr/60 min = 40 gtt/min.When microdrip is used,mL/hour always equals gtt/minute.

A Pediatric Patient Has an IV with a Microdrip