The nurse is providing care to client who is prescribed IV fluid.The prescription for this cliet is D5/W 2,000 mL IV infuse over 12 h.The drop factor is 10 gtt/mL.How many gtt/min will the client receive?
Standard Text: Round to the nearest whole number.

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The Answer is 28 gtt/min
Explanation:gtt/min = 10 gtt/1 mL x 2000 mL/12 hours x 1 hour/60 min.Multiply the numerators and then divide by the denominators.The client will receive 27.7 or 28 gtt/min.

The Nurse Is Providing Care to Client Who Is Prescribed