The nurse is using a 20-drop-per-mL IV solution set. In order to deliver 1,280 mL over 16 hours, how many drops per minute would the nurse set the IV to run?
____ drops per minute
Record the answer rounding to the nearest whole number.
Correct Answer: 27
25,600 ÷ 960 = 26.66 rounded to 27 drops per minute
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