Client is prescribed 250 mL of normal saline to infuse over 4 hours via gravity. The facility supplies gravity tubing with a drip factor of 15 drops/mL
At what rate (drops/min) should the nurse set the infusion to deliver? (Record your answer using a whole number.)
_____ drops/min
ANS:
16 drops/min
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