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A nurse is preparing to administer dextrose 5% in water (D5W) 1 L IV to infuse...

A nurse is preparing to administer dextrose 5% in water (D5W) 1 L IV to infuse over 12 hr. The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 15 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the manual IV infusion to deliver how many gtt/min? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number.)

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Volume of D5W to be administered is 1000ml

Total time for infusion -12 hrs

Drop factor - 15gtt/ml

Flow rate = Total volume/total time × drop factor

= 1000ml/ 12hr× 15

= 1000/12× 15

= 1250ml/hr

= 1.25L/hr

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