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The physician orders 200 mL of normal saline 0.9% to run in 2 hours. You are using an IV s...

The physician orders 200 mL of normal saline 0.9% to run in 2 hours. You are using an IV set that delivers 15 gtts per mL. You will regulate the IV to deliver ___ gtts per minute.

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Solution 1

= 100 mL/hour

X 15 (drop factor) = 42 gtts/min

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