A patient is to receive 125 mL of intravenous fluid per hour and the drop factor is 10 gtt per mL.The nurse counts the 15-second drip rate to be 8 gtt per minute.What is the nurse's best action?

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At 125 mL per hour,the patient should receive 2 mL per minute (125 mL ÷ 60 min).With a drop factor of 10 gtt/mL,the total number of drops per minute should be 20.The 15-second drop rate should be 5 (20 gtt/min ÷ 4).

A Patient Is to Receive 125 ML of Intravenous Fluid