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A nurse is preparing to administer dextrose 5% in water (DSW) 150 mL IV to infuse over 3 hr. The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 10 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the manual IV infusion to deliver how many gtt/min? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

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8 gtt/min

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(150 × 10) ÷ (3 × 60) = 8.3 → 8 gtt/min

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A nurse is completing an 8-hr 1&0 record for a client who consumed 4 oz juice. 6 oz tea, a 100 mL cup full of ice chips. an IV bolus of 150 mL, and 8 oz broth. The nurse should record how many mL of intake on the client's record?